Chapter 7 of The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces. The road closed and the rain pouring down in torrents--a nice predicament! It was Mrs. Irving's calm voice which first broke the silence. "There must be some way around," she said. "It will take us a little longer, that's all."
Chapter 7 of The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.”
possessive form of “irving” — United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading “It was Mrs. Irving's calm voice which first broke the silence.”
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading “THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.”
jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
From this reading “THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.”
flowing profusely
From this reading “The road closed and the rain pouring down in torrents--a nice predicament!”
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading “The road closed and the rain pouring down in torrents--a nice predicament!”
third-person singular of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading “THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.”
plural of “torrent” — a heavy rain
From this reading “The road closed and the rain pouring down in torrents--a nice predicament!”
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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 The road closed and the rain pouring down in torrents--a nice predicament!
(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 will take us a little longer, that's all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "There must be some way around," she said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There must be some way around," she said.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.
lacking funds
From this reading It was Mrs. Irving's calm voice which first broke the silence.
make calm or still
From this reading It was Mrs. Irving's calm voice which first broke the silence.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The road closed and the rain pouring down in torrents--a nice predicament!
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The road closed and the rain pouring down in torrents--a nice predicament!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was Mrs. Irving's calm voice which first broke the silence.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The road closed and the rain pouring down in torrents--a nice predicament!
possessive form of “irving” — United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading It was Mrs. Irving's calm voice which first broke the silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mrs. Irving's calm voice which first broke the silence.
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It will take us a little longer, that's all."
for more time
From this reading "It will take us a little longer, that's all."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It was Mrs. Irving's calm voice which first broke the silence.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "There must be some way around," she said.
jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
From this reading THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading The road closed and the rain pouring down in torrents--a nice predicament!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.
flowing profusely
From this reading The road closed and the rain pouring down in torrents--a nice predicament!
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading The road closed and the rain pouring down in torrents--a nice predicament!
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The road closed and the rain pouring down in torrents--a nice predicament!
third-person singular of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road closed and the rain pouring down in torrents--a nice predicament!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There must be some way around," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There must be some way around," she said.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It was Mrs. Irving's calm voice which first broke the silence.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "There must be some way around," she said.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.
carry out
From this reading "It will take us a little longer, that's all."
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From this reading "It will take us a little longer, that's all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There must be some way around," she said.
plural of “torrent” — a heavy rain
From this reading The road closed and the rain pouring down in torrents--a nice predicament!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It will take us a little longer, that's all."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was Mrs. Irving's calm voice which first broke the silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Mrs. Irving's calm voice which first broke the silence.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "There must be some way around," she said.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was Mrs. Irving's calm voice which first broke the silence.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will take us a little longer, that's all."
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS The girls and boys stared at each other, dismay written on their faces.
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