Chapter 12 of Camp Fire Girls in War and Peace is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Camp Fire Girls in War and Peace is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GOOD LINE Many a true word is spoken in jest--or figure! All war service wings are not the same. Atlas was upholding shipping. Atlas was bearing up the country. Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
Chapter 12 of Camp Fire Girls in War and Peace is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading “Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.”
(Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
From this reading “Atlas was upholding shipping.”
celebrated in fable or legend
From this reading “Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.”
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading “Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “A GOOD LINE Many a true word is spoken in jest--or figure!”
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading “Atlas was upholding shipping.”
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.”
-ing form of “uphold” — keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading “Atlas was upholding shipping.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 GOOD LINE Many a true word is spoken in jest--or figure!
(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 All war service wings are not the same.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All war service wings are not the same.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
(Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
From this reading Atlas was upholding shipping.
have
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Atlas was bearing up the country.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Atlas was bearing up the country.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
celebrated in fable or legend
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading A GOOD LINE Many a true word is spoken in jest--or figure!
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A GOOD LINE Many a true word is spoken in jest--or figure!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A GOOD LINE Many a true word is spoken in jest--or figure!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A GOOD LINE Many a true word is spoken in jest--or figure!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading A GOOD LINE Many a true word is spoken in jest--or figure!
and nothing more
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading A GOOD LINE Many a true word is spoken in jest--or figure!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading A GOOD LINE Many a true word is spoken in jest--or figure!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All war service wings are not the same.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A GOOD LINE Many a true word is spoken in jest--or figure!
Identical; not different.
From this reading All war service wings are not the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading All war service wings are not the same.
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading Atlas was upholding shipping.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading A GOOD LINE Many a true word is spoken in jest--or figure!
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
required or under orders
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All war service wings are not the same.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading A GOOD LINE Many a true word is spoken in jest--or figure!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Atlas was bearing up the country.
-ing form of “uphold” — keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading Atlas was upholding shipping.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading All war service wings are not the same.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Atlas was upholding shipping.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading All war service wings are not the same.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading A GOOD LINE Many a true word is spoken in jest--or figure!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Atlas was upholding the world and its blue arch of freedom, just as the fabled Atlas of old--stalwart sea-god--was supposed to bear heaven and earth upon his broad shoulders.
Chapter 12 of Camp Fire Girls in War and Peace by Isabel Hornibrook holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
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