Chapter II of The Purple Flame: A Mystery Story for Girls, “Patsy from Kentucky,” is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter II of The Purple Flame: A Mystery Story for Girls, “Patsy from Kentucky,” is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly: “We’ll camp here.” “Here?” cried Patsy. “Won’t we freeze?” “Freeze?
Chapter II of The Purple Flame: A Mystery Story for Girls, “Patsy from Kentucky,” is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading ““We’ll camp here.””
cover before cooking
From this reading “Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:”
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading ““Won’t we freeze?””
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:”
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading “Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading ““Here?” cried Patsy.”
with low volume
From this reading “Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:”
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
From this reading “Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:”
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In this reading “Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:”
temporarily
In this reading “Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:”
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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 Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “We’ll camp here.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Here?” cried Patsy.
cover before cooking
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading “Won’t we freeze?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “We’ll camp here.”
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
a particular point in time
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “Here?” cried Patsy.
with low volume
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Some five miles from the old dredge Marian stopped her reindeer, gazed about her for a moment, then said quietly:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Won’t we freeze?”
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From this reading “We’ll camp here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Won’t we freeze?”
Chapter 2 of The Purple Flame: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 181 sentences of The Purple Flame: A Mystery Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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