Chapter 13 of Camp Fire Girls in War and Peace is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Camp Fire Girls in War and Peace is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MAIN BITT "Better stand off a little! Move back! You're _too_ close. No--no one knows what may happen. The frame isn't shored up--propped in place--yet....
Chapter 13 of Camp Fire Girls in War and Peace is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading “The frame isn't shored up--propped in place--yet....”
come to pass
From this reading “No--no one knows what may happen.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “No--no one knows what may happen.”
most important element
From this reading “THE MAIN BITT "Better stand off a little!”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Move back!”
inflected form of “prop” — support by placing against something solid or rigid
From this reading “The frame isn't shored up--propped in place--yet....”
past form of “shore” — serve as a shore to
From this reading “The frame isn't shored up--propped in place--yet....”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “THE MAIN BITT "Better stand off a little!”
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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 THE MAIN BITT "Better stand off a little!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Move back!
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading THE MAIN BITT "Better stand off a little!
a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)
From this reading THE MAIN BITT "Better stand off a little!
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading You're _too_ close.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading The frame isn't shored up--propped in place--yet....
come to pass
From this reading No--no one knows what may happen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The frame isn't shored up--propped in place--yet....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The frame isn't shored up--propped in place--yet....
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading No--no one knows what may happen.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE MAIN BITT "Better stand off a little!
most important element
From this reading THE MAIN BITT "Better stand off a little!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading No--no one knows what may happen.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Move back!
not any; not one
From this reading No--no one knows what may happen.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE MAIN BITT "Better stand off a little!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No--no one knows what may happen.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The frame isn't shored up--propped in place--yet....
inflected form of “prop” — support by placing against something solid or rigid
From this reading The frame isn't shored up--propped in place--yet....
past form of “shore” — serve as a shore to
From this reading The frame isn't shored up--propped in place--yet....
be standing; be upright
From this reading THE MAIN BITT "Better stand off a little!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAIN BITT "Better stand off a little!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading You're _too_ close.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The frame isn't shored up--propped in place--yet....
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No--no one knows what may happen.
but in spite of that
From this reading The frame isn't shored up--propped in place--yet....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're _too_ close.
Chapter 13 of Camp Fire Girls in War and Peace by Isabel Hornibrook holds 56 sentences, grouped into 12 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 13 holds 56 sentences of Camp Fire Girls in War and Peace, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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