Chapter 18 of Virginia's Adventure Club is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Virginia's Adventure Club is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BUSY APRIL The month of April was a busy one in Vine Haven Seminary. “Virg, what have you done to Sally MacLean?” Betsy inquired one Saturday morning. “I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers. It’s such a perfectly scrumptious day, so shiny and blue, but no, she just wouldn’t budge.
Chapter 18 of Virginia's Adventure Club is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “A BUSY APRIL The month of April was a busy one in Vine Haven Seminary.”
move very slightly
From this reading “It’s such a perfectly scrumptious day, so shiny and blue, but no, she just wouldn’t budge.”
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading “A BUSY APRIL The month of April was a busy one in Vine Haven Seminary.”
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading ““I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers.”
witty remark
From this reading ““Virg, what have you done to Sally MacLean?””
a private place of education for the young
From this reading “A BUSY APRIL The month of April was a busy one in Vine Haven Seminary.”
reflecting light
From this reading “It’s such a perfectly scrumptious day, so shiny and blue, but no, she just wouldn’t budge.”
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading “A BUSY APRIL The month of April was a busy one in Vine Haven Seminary.”
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wild or uncultivated flowering plant
In this reading ““I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers.”
In this reading ““I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers.”
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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 A BUSY APRIL The month of April was a busy one in Vine Haven Seminary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading A BUSY APRIL The month of April was a busy one in Vine Haven Seminary.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betsy inquired one Saturday morning.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading It’s such a perfectly scrumptious day, so shiny and blue, but no, she just wouldn’t budge.
move very slightly
From this reading It’s such a perfectly scrumptious day, so shiny and blue, but no, she just wouldn’t budge.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading A BUSY APRIL The month of April was a busy one in Vine Haven Seminary.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It’s such a perfectly scrumptious day, so shiny and blue, but no, she just wouldn’t budge.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It’s such a perfectly scrumptious day, so shiny and blue, but no, she just wouldn’t budge.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Virg, what have you done to Sally MacLean?”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Virg, what have you done to Sally MacLean?”
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading A BUSY APRIL The month of April was a busy one in Vine Haven Seminary.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers.
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading “I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BUSY APRIL The month of April was a busy one in Vine Haven Seminary.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Betsy inquired one Saturday morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s such a perfectly scrumptious day, so shiny and blue, but no, she just wouldn’t budge.
and nothing more
From this reading “I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Virg, what have you done to Sally MacLean?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading A BUSY APRIL The month of April was a busy one in Vine Haven Seminary.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Betsy inquired one Saturday morning.
not any; not one
From this reading It’s such a perfectly scrumptious day, so shiny and blue, but no, she just wouldn’t budge.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BUSY APRIL The month of April was a busy one in Vine Haven Seminary.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A BUSY APRIL The month of April was a busy one in Vine Haven Seminary.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading It’s such a perfectly scrumptious day, so shiny and blue, but no, she just wouldn’t budge.
witty remark
From this reading “Virg, what have you done to Sally MacLean?”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Betsy inquired one Saturday morning.
extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
From this reading It’s such a perfectly scrumptious day, so shiny and blue, but no, she just wouldn’t budge.
a private place of education for the young
From this reading A BUSY APRIL The month of April was a busy one in Vine Haven Seminary.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It’s such a perfectly scrumptious day, so shiny and blue, but no, she just wouldn’t budge.
reflecting light
From this reading It’s such a perfectly scrumptious day, so shiny and blue, but no, she just wouldn’t budge.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It’s such a perfectly scrumptious day, so shiny and blue, but no, she just wouldn’t budge.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It’s such a perfectly scrumptious day, so shiny and blue, but no, she just wouldn’t budge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BUSY APRIL The month of April was a busy one in Vine Haven Seminary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Virg, what have you done to Sally MacLean?”
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading A BUSY APRIL The month of April was a busy one in Vine Haven Seminary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Virg, what have you done to Sally MacLean?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BUSY APRIL The month of April was a busy one in Vine Haven Seminary.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Virg, what have you done to Sally MacLean?”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I just now asked her to go for a hike with me and hunt for wild flowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s such a perfectly scrumptious day, so shiny and blue, but no, she just wouldn’t budge.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Virg, what have you done to Sally MacLean?”
Chapter 18 of Virginia's Adventure Club by Grace May North holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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 18 holds 76 sentences of Virginia's Adventure Club, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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