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Chapter 4 of Camping is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On the Way to Camp. The night passes at last. With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m. Our breakfast has been ordered ahead. All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.
Chapter 4 of Camping is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading “All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.”
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading “All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.”
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading “All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “The night passes at last.”
freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
From this reading “With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.”
directions for making something
From this reading “All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.”
having skin of a specified kind
From this reading “All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.”
an unbroken series of events
From this reading “With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.”
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In this reading “With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.”
In this reading “With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.”
on a route to some place
In this reading “On the Way to Camp.”
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From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
later than; following
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
at or in the front
From this reading Our breakfast has been ordered ahead.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The night passes at last.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Our breakfast has been ordered ahead.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Our breakfast has been ordered ahead.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading On the Way to Camp.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.
put on clothes
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
take in solid food
From this reading All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our breakfast has been ordered ahead.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
immediately past
From this reading The night passes at last.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night passes at last.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Way to Camp.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Our breakfast has been ordered ahead.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our breakfast has been ordered ahead.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading The night passes at last.
freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
with speed
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
directions for making something
From this reading All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.
having skin of a specified kind
From this reading All we have to do is to eat it, not like the famous recipe for cooking a hare; ours has been caught, skinned and cooked.
an unbroken series of events
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Way to Camp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the Way to Camp.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the Way to Camp.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the first streak of daylight boys jump up and dress quickly, for we are due at Portland a little after 7 a. m.
Chapter 4 of Camping by Alexandra Agusta Guttman Lockwine holds 23 sentences, grouped into 5 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 4 holds 23 sentences of Camping, unabridged, divided into 5 reading sections.
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