Chapter 4 of The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THIEVES IN DEEPDALE The door bell rang out its noisy summons. Betty forestalled the maid on her way to the portal with a merry: "I'll go, Mary. It's probably one of the girls." It was not one of the girls only, but all three of them, and seemingly in the wildest excitement. "Oh, Betty, Betty!"
Chapter 4 of The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “forestall” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading “Betty forestalled the maid on her way to the portal with a merry: "I'll go, Mary.”
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading “THIEVES IN DEEPDALE The door bell rang out its noisy summons.”
a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
From this reading “Betty forestalled the maid on her way to the portal with a merry: "I'll go, Mary.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “THIEVES IN DEEPDALE The door bell rang out its noisy summons.”
from appearances alone
From this reading “It was not one of the girls only, but all three of them, and seemingly in the wildest excitement.”
a request to be present
From this reading “THIEVES IN DEEPDALE The door bell rang out its noisy summons.”
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “THIEVES IN DEEPDALE The door bell rang out its noisy summons.”
superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “It was not one of the girls only, but all three of them, and seemingly in the wildest excitement.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Betty forestalled the maid on her way to the portal with a merry: "I'll go, Mary.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was not one of the girls only, but all three of them, and seemingly in the wildest excitement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not one of the girls only, but all three of them, and seemingly in the wildest excitement.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading THIEVES IN DEEPDALE The door bell rang out its noisy summons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty forestalled the maid on her way to the portal with a merry: "I'll go, Mary.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not one of the girls only, but all three of them, and seemingly in the wildest excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THIEVES IN DEEPDALE The door bell rang out its noisy summons.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THIEVES IN DEEPDALE The door bell rang out its noisy summons.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading It was not one of the girls only, but all three of them, and seemingly in the wildest excitement.
past form of “forestall” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading Betty forestalled the maid on her way to the portal with a merry: "I'll go, Mary.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It's probably one of the girls."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Betty forestalled the maid on her way to the portal with a merry: "I'll go, Mary.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Betty forestalled the maid on her way to the portal with a merry: "I'll go, Mary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty forestalled the maid on her way to the portal with a merry: "I'll go, Mary.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THIEVES IN DEEPDALE The door bell rang out its noisy summons.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not one of the girls only, but all three of them, and seemingly in the wildest excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's probably one of the girls."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THIEVES IN DEEPDALE The door bell rang out its noisy summons.
a female domestic
From this reading Betty forestalled the maid on her way to the portal with a merry: "I'll go, Mary.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Betty forestalled the maid on her way to the portal with a merry: "I'll go, Mary.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Betty forestalled the maid on her way to the portal with a merry: "I'll go, Mary.
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading THIEVES IN DEEPDALE The door bell rang out its noisy summons.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not one of the girls only, but all three of them, and seemingly in the wildest excitement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's probably one of the girls."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Betty, Betty!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Betty forestalled the maid on her way to the portal with a merry: "I'll go, Mary.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It's probably one of the girls."
and nothing more
From this reading It was not one of the girls only, but all three of them, and seemingly in the wildest excitement.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THIEVES IN DEEPDALE The door bell rang out its noisy summons.
a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
From this reading Betty forestalled the maid on her way to the portal with a merry: "I'll go, Mary.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading It's probably one of the girls."
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading THIEVES IN DEEPDALE The door bell rang out its noisy summons.
from appearances alone
From this reading It was not one of the girls only, but all three of them, and seemingly in the wildest excitement.
a request to be present
From this reading THIEVES IN DEEPDALE The door bell rang out its noisy summons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THIEVES IN DEEPDALE The door bell rang out its noisy summons.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was not one of the girls only, but all three of them, and seemingly in the wildest excitement.
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading THIEVES IN DEEPDALE The door bell rang out its noisy summons.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was not one of the girls only, but all three of them, and seemingly in the wildest excitement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Betty forestalled the maid on her way to the portal with a merry: "I'll go, Mary.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not one of the girls only, but all three of them, and seemingly in the wildest excitement.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Betty forestalled the maid on her way to the portal with a merry: "I'll go, Mary.
superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading It was not one of the girls only, but all three of them, and seemingly in the wildest excitement.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Betty forestalled the maid on her way to the portal with a merry: "I'll go, Mary.
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