Chapter 30 of Virginia's Adventure Club is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 30 of Virginia's Adventure Club is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BETSY’S SECRET GOAL “Girls! News! News! Great news!” It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.
Chapter 30 of Virginia's Adventure Club is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
From this reading “It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “BETSY’S SECRET GOAL “Girls!”
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading “BETSY’S SECRET GOAL “Girls!”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “News!”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “BETSY’S SECRET GOAL “Girls!”
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading “It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.”
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In this reading “It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.
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From this reading BETSY’S SECRET GOAL “Girls!
English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
From this reading It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading BETSY’S SECRET GOAL “Girls!
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading BETSY’S SECRET GOAL “Girls!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Great news!”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.
information about recent and important events
From this reading News!
held or filled or in use
From this reading It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading BETSY’S SECRET GOAL “Girls!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.
which person or people
From this reading It was Margaret Selover who skipped into the corner room occupied by Virg and Eleanor Burgess.
Chapter 30 of Virginia's Adventure Club by Grace May North holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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 30 holds 110 sentences of Virginia's Adventure Club, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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