Chapter 31 of Camp Venture is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Camp Venture is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work. About three o'clock a soldier from out under the bluff rushed in crying: "Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!
Chapter 31 of Camp Venture is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading “About three o'clock a soldier from out under the bluff rushed in crying:”
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “_The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “_The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.”
deeply or completely
From this reading “_The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “_The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.”
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “"Wake up!”
exhausted
From this reading “_The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.”
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cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading “"Wake up!”
In this reading “_The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.”
In this reading “About three o'clock a soldier from out under the bluff rushed in crying:”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 About three o'clock a soldier from out under the bluff rushed in crying:
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About three o'clock a soldier from out under the bluff rushed in crying:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
have
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading About three o'clock a soldier from out under the bluff rushed in crying:
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
demanding attention
From this reading About three o'clock a soldier from out under the bluff rushed in crying:
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About three o'clock a soldier from out under the bluff rushed in crying:
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About three o'clock a soldier from out under the bluff rushed in crying:
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
according to the clock
From this reading About three o'clock a soldier from out under the bluff rushed in crying:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading About three o'clock a soldier from out under the bluff rushed in crying:
done under pressure
From this reading About three o'clock a soldier from out under the bluff rushed in crying:
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading About three o'clock a soldier from out under the bluff rushed in crying:
deeply or completely
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading About three o'clock a soldier from out under the bluff rushed in crying:
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading About three o'clock a soldier from out under the bluff rushed in crying:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Wake up!
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "Wake up!
exhausted
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading _The End of Camp Venture_ During the night of Tom's bear hunt, the boys slept soundly, wearied as they were by an especially hard day's work.
Chapter 31 of Camp Venture by George Cary Eggleston holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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 31 holds 54 sentences of Camp Venture, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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