Chapter 14 of Campfire Girls' Outing is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Campfire Girls' Outing is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JUDGE SANDS AND KATE MARRY In November Kate was married. The wedding was quiet, as Patty was still an invalid. They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip. Nora had arrived for the winter two weeks before. Mrs. Hollister had entered her in Madam La Rue’s school.
Chapter 14 of Campfire Girls' Outing is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading “The wedding was quiet, as Patty was still an invalid.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Mrs. Hollister had entered her in Madam La Rue’s school.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “JUDGE SANDS AND KATE MARRY In November Kate was married.”
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “The wedding was quiet, as Patty was still an invalid.”
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading “JUDGE SANDS AND KATE MARRY In November Kate was married.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “The wedding was quiet, as Patty was still an invalid.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Nora had arrived for the winter two weeks before.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Nora had arrived for the winter two weeks before.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The wedding was quiet, as Patty was still an invalid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JUDGE SANDS AND KATE MARRY In November Kate was married.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Nora had arrived for the winter two weeks before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wedding was quiet, as Patty was still an invalid.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Nora had arrived for the winter two weeks before.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Mrs. Hollister had entered her in Madam La Rue’s school.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nora had arrived for the winter two weeks before.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nora had arrived for the winter two weeks before.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hollister had entered her in Madam La Rue’s school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JUDGE SANDS AND KATE MARRY In November Kate was married.
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading The wedding was quiet, as Patty was still an invalid.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading JUDGE SANDS AND KATE MARRY In November Kate was married.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JUDGE SANDS AND KATE MARRY In November Kate was married.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Mrs. Hollister had entered her in Madam La Rue’s school.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Mrs. Hollister had entered her in Madam La Rue’s school.
joined in matrimony
From this reading JUDGE SANDS AND KATE MARRY In November Kate was married.
take in marriage
From this reading JUDGE SANDS AND KATE MARRY In November Kate was married.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nora had arrived for the winter two weeks before.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading JUDGE SANDS AND KATE MARRY In November Kate was married.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip.
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading The wedding was quiet, as Patty was still an invalid.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The wedding was quiet, as Patty was still an invalid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hollister had entered her in Madam La Rue’s school.
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading JUDGE SANDS AND KATE MARRY In November Kate was married.
an educational institution
From this reading Mrs. Hollister had entered her in Madam La Rue’s school.
not in physical motion
From this reading The wedding was quiet, as Patty was still an invalid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wedding was quiet, as Patty was still an invalid.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Nora had arrived for the winter two weeks before.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JUDGE SANDS AND KATE MARRY In November Kate was married.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading The wedding was quiet, as Patty was still an invalid.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Nora had arrived for the winter two weeks before.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip.
during the time that
From this reading They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Nora had arrived for the winter two weeks before.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip.
Chapter 14 of Campfire Girls' Outing by Stella M. Francis holds 30 sentences, grouped into 6 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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