Chapter 7 of Camp Lenape on the Long Trail is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Camp Lenape on the Long Trail is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RED HAND REVENGERS “Ten!” counted Al Canning. “Van Horn wins with a sweet knockout!” “Yay, Handsome Van, the K. O. Kid!” cried Jerry Utway, hammering his champion upon the back. “Gee, what a beautiful swat that was!” Brick Ryan opened his eyes.
Chapter 7 of Camp Lenape on the Long Trail is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “can” — preserve in a can or tin
From this reading “THE RED HAND REVENGERS “Ten!” counted Al Canning.”
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading ““Yay, Handsome Van, the K. O. Kid!” cried Jerry Utway, hammering his champion upon the back.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading ““Gee, what a beautiful swat that was!””
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
From this reading ““Yay, Handsome Van, the K. O. Kid!” cried Jerry Utway, hammering his champion upon the back.”
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
From this reading ““Van Horn wins with a sweet knockout!””
a sharp blow
From this reading ““Gee, what a beautiful swat that was!””
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading ““Van Horn wins with a sweet knockout!””
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading ““Yay, Handsome Van, the K. O. Kid!” cried Jerry Utway, hammering his champion upon the back.”
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 “Van Horn wins with a sweet knockout!”
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading THE RED HAND REVENGERS “Ten!” counted Al Canning.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Yay, Handsome Van, the K. O. Kid!” cried Jerry Utway, hammering his champion upon the back.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “Gee, what a beautiful swat that was!”
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading Brick Ryan opened his eyes.
inflected form of “can” — preserve in a can or tin
From this reading THE RED HAND REVENGERS “Ten!” counted Al Canning.
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading “Yay, Handsome Van, the K. O. Kid!” cried Jerry Utway, hammering his champion upon the back.
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading THE RED HAND REVENGERS “Ten!” counted Al Canning.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Yay, Handsome Van, the K. O. Kid!” cried Jerry Utway, hammering his champion upon the back.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Brick Ryan opened his eyes.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “Gee, what a beautiful swat that was!”
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
From this reading “Yay, Handsome Van, the K. O. Kid!” cried Jerry Utway, hammering his champion upon the back.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE RED HAND REVENGERS “Ten!” counted Al Canning.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “Yay, Handsome Van, the K. O. Kid!” cried Jerry Utway, hammering his champion upon the back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yay, Handsome Van, the K. O. Kid!” cried Jerry Utway, hammering his champion upon the back.
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading “Van Horn wins with a sweet knockout!”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Yay, Handsome Van, the K. O. Kid!” cried Jerry Utway, hammering his champion upon the back.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Yay, Handsome Van, the K. O. Kid!” cried Jerry Utway, hammering his champion upon the back.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “Yay, Handsome Van, the K. O. Kid!” cried Jerry Utway, hammering his champion upon the back.
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
From this reading “Van Horn wins with a sweet knockout!”
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 “Yay, Handsome Van, the K. O. Kid!” cried Jerry Utway, hammering his champion upon the back.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Brick Ryan opened his eyes.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE RED HAND REVENGERS “Ten!” counted Al Canning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RED HAND REVENGERS “Ten!” counted Al Canning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brick Ryan opened his eyes.
a sharp blow
From this reading “Gee, what a beautiful swat that was!”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “Van Horn wins with a sweet knockout!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading THE RED HAND REVENGERS “Ten!” counted Al Canning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Gee, what a beautiful swat that was!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RED HAND REVENGERS “Ten!” counted Al Canning.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Yay, Handsome Van, the K. O. Kid!” cried Jerry Utway, hammering his champion upon the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yay, Handsome Van, the K. O. Kid!” cried Jerry Utway, hammering his champion upon the back.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “Van Horn wins with a sweet knockout!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Gee, what a beautiful swat that was!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Gee, what a beautiful swat that was!”
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading “Van Horn wins with a sweet knockout!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Van Horn wins with a sweet knockout!”
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading “Yay, Handsome Van, the K. O. Kid!” cried Jerry Utway, hammering his champion upon the back.
Chapter 7 of Camp Lenape on the Long Trail by Carl Saxon holds 187 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.
Chapter 7 holds 187 sentences of Camp Lenape on the Long Trail, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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