Chapter 8 of Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLANNING IN SECRET. Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed. In the hall at the upper landing, the Guardian whispered thus in the ear of her roommate: "Sh! Don't say a word or commit an act that could arouse suspicion.
Chapter 8 of Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading “Don't say a word or commit an act that could arouse suspicion.”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.”
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading “Don't say a word or commit an act that could arouse suspicion.”
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading “In the hall at the upper landing, the Guardian whispered thus in the ear of her roommate:”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “In the hall at the upper landing, the Guardian whispered thus in the ear of her roommate:”
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading “PLANNING IN SECRET.”
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading “Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.”
an associate who shares a room with you
From this reading “In the hall at the upper landing, the Guardian whispered thus in the ear of her roommate:”
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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 Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Don't say a word or commit an act that could arouse suspicion.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Don't say a word or commit an act that could arouse suspicion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading Don't say a word or commit an act that could arouse suspicion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the hall at the upper landing, the Guardian whispered thus in the ear of her roommate:
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading Don't say a word or commit an act that could arouse suspicion.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Don't say a word or commit an act that could arouse suspicion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't say a word or commit an act that could arouse suspicion.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading In the hall at the upper landing, the Guardian whispered thus in the ear of her roommate:
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading In the hall at the upper landing, the Guardian whispered thus in the ear of her roommate:
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading In the hall at the upper landing, the Guardian whispered thus in the ear of her roommate:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the hall at the upper landing, the Guardian whispered thus in the ear of her roommate:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PLANNING IN SECRET.
a message received and understood
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading In the hall at the upper landing, the Guardian whispered thus in the ear of her roommate:
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Don't say a word or commit an act that could arouse suspicion.
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading PLANNING IN SECRET.
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
unusual or striking
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
an associate who shares a room with you
From this reading In the hall at the upper landing, the Guardian whispered thus in the ear of her roommate:
express in words
From this reading Don't say a word or commit an act that could arouse suspicion.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading PLANNING IN SECRET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sh!
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Don't say a word or commit an act that could arouse suspicion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don't say a word or commit an act that could arouse suspicion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the hall at the upper landing, the Guardian whispered thus in the ear of her roommate:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading In the hall at the upper landing, the Guardian whispered thus in the ear of her roommate:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
the topmost one of two
From this reading In the hall at the upper landing, the Guardian whispered thus in the ear of her roommate:
on a floor above
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading In the hall at the upper landing, the Guardian whispered thus in the ear of her roommate:
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Without a word of comment relative to this remarkable information, Miss Ladd turned and started back upstairs, and Katherine followed.
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