The Woodcraft Girls in the City

Chapter II

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But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

So she shrugged her shoulders and sulked.

The other girls were duly advised and then the Chief ordered the Tally Keeper to enter the record in the book and to print the paper that was to be posted on the Totem in as artistic a manner as she could think of.

“Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide.

“O Chief!

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The Woodcraft Girls in the City Lillian Elizabeth Roy

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of The Woodcraft Girls in the City is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had. So she shrugged her shoulders and sulked. The other girls were duly advised and then the Chief ordered the Tally Keeper to enter the record in the book and to print the paper that was to be posted on the Totem in as artistic a manner as she could think of. “Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide. “O Chief!

The Woodcraft Girls in the City

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of The Woodcraft Girls in the City is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

Line 2

So she shrugged her shoulders and sulked.

/soʊ ʃiː ʃrʌɡd hɜːr ˈʃoʊldərz ənd sʌlkt/

Line 3

/ðə ˈʌðər ɡɜːrlz wɜːr ˈduːli ædˈvaɪzd ənd ðen ðə tʃiːf ˈɔːrdərd ðə ˈtæli ˈkiːpər tuː ˈentər ðə rəˈkɔːrd ɪn ðə bʊk ənd tuː prɪnt ðə ˈpeɪpər ðæt wɑːz tuː biː ˈpoʊstɪd ɑːn ðə ˈtoʊtəm ɪn æz ɑːrˈtɪstɪk ə ˈmænər æz ʃiː kʊd θɪŋk ʌv/

Line 4

“Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide.

/naʊ bɪˈfɔːr wiː əˈdʒɜːrn ɪz ðer ˈeni rɪˈkwest tuː biː meɪd ɪn bɪˈhæf ʌv ðə bænd æskt ðə ɡaɪd/

Line 5

“O Chief!

/oʊ tʃiːf/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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adjourn verb US /əˈdʒɜːrn/

close at the end of a session

From this reading ““Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide.”

duly adverb US /ˈduːli/

in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances

From this reading “The other girls were duly advised and then the Chief ordered the Tally Keeper to enter the record in the book and to print the paper that was to be posted on the Totem in as artistic a manner as she could think of.”

Keeper noun US /ˈkiːpər/

someone in charge of other people

posted adjective US /ˈpoʊstɪd/

publicly displayed

resign verb US /rɪˈzaɪn/

leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

From this reading “But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.”

sulked verb US /sʌlkt/

past form of “sulk” — be in a huff and display one's displeasure

From this reading “So she shrugged her shoulders and sulked.”

Tally noun US /ˈtæli/

a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

Totem noun US /ˈtoʊtəm/

a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object

Word partnerships in these lines

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in behalf preposition + noun

In this reading ““Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide.”

other girls adjective + noun counted as “other girl”

In this reading “The other girls were duly advised and then the Chief ordered the Tally Keeper to enter the record in the book and to print the paper that was to be posted on the Totem in as artistic a manner as she could think of.”

think of verb + particle

keep in mind for attention or consideration

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The other girls were duly advised and then the Chief ordered the Tally Keeper to enter the record in the book and to print the paper that was to be posted on the Totem in as artistic a manner as she could think of.

adjournverbUS /əˈdʒɜːrn/

close at the end of a session

From this reading “Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide.

advisedadjectiveUS /ædˈvaɪzd/

having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading So she shrugged her shoulders and sulked.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading “Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide.

artisticadjectiveUS /ɑːrˈtɪstɪk/

relating to or characteristic of art or artists

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide.

BandnounUS /bænd/

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading “Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide.

behalfnounUS /bɪˈhæf/

as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as “on behalf of” rather than “in behalf of”)

From this reading “Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide.

booknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

ChiefnounUS /tʃiːf/

a person who is in charge

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

dulyadverbUS /ˈduːli/

in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances

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From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

enterverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

GuidenounUS /ɡaɪd/

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading “Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading So she shrugged her shoulders and sulked.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide.

KeepernounUS /ˈkiːpər/

someone in charge of other people

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading “Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide.

mannernounUS /ˈmænər/

how something is done or how it happens

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading “O Chief!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

orderedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrdərd/

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

postedadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊstɪd/

publicly displayed

printnounUS /prɪnt/

the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication

recordnounUS /rəˈkɔːrd/

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

requestverbUS /rɪˈkwest/

express the need or desire for

From this reading “Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide.

resignverbUS /rɪˈzaɪn/

leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading So she shrugged her shoulders and sulked.

shruggedverbUS /ʃrʌɡd/

inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation

From this reading So she shrugged her shoulders and sulked.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So she shrugged her shoulders and sulked.

sportnounUS /spɔːrt/

an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

sulkedverbUS /sʌlkt/

past form of “sulk” — be in a huff and display one's displeasure

From this reading So she shrugged her shoulders and sulked.

TallynounUS /ˈtæli/

a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading “Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

TotemnounUS /ˈtoʊtəm/

a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “Now before we adjourn, is there any request to be made in behalf of the Band?” asked the Guide.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

WinternounUS /ˈwɪntər/

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading But Eleanor had no desire to resign from the only thing she knew of where sport for the Winter days could be had.

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