Chapter 11 of Camping is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Camping is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Football. Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out. When all is said and done you can hardly see the players. They are bunched together most of the time. They stand bent over, looking for all the world as though they were about to play leapfrog.
Chapter 11 of Camping is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “They stand bent over, looking for all the world as though they were about to play leapfrog.”
past form of “bunch” — form into a bunch
From this reading “They are bunched together most of the time.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.”
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading “Football.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “When all is said and done you can hardly see the players.”
advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors
From this reading “They stand bent over, looking for all the world as though they were about to play leapfrog.”
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading “When all is said and done you can hardly see the players.”
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.
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading “Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.”
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 Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
(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 When all is said and done you can hardly see the players.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When all is said and done you can hardly see the players.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are bunched together most of the time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They stand bent over, looking for all the world as though they were about to play leapfrog.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading They stand bent over, looking for all the world as though they were about to play leapfrog.
past form of “bunch” — form into a bunch
From this reading They are bunched together most of the time.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading When all is said and done you can hardly see the players.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading When all is said and done you can hardly see the players.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading Football.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They stand bent over, looking for all the world as though they were about to play leapfrog.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
only a very short time before
From this reading When all is said and done you can hardly see the players.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When all is said and done you can hardly see the players.
advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors
From this reading They stand bent over, looking for all the world as though they were about to play leapfrog.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They stand bent over, looking for all the world as though they were about to play leapfrog.
used to form the superlative
From this reading They are bunched together most of the time.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
above and across; more than
From this reading They stand bent over, looking for all the world as though they were about to play leapfrog.
participate in games or sport
From this reading They stand bent over, looking for all the world as though they were about to play leapfrog.
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading When all is said and done you can hardly see the players.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When all is said and done you can hardly see the players.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When all is said and done you can hardly see the players.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
be standing; be upright
From this reading They stand bent over, looking for all the world as though they were about to play leapfrog.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When all is said and done you can hardly see the players.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are bunched together most of the time.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They stand bent over, looking for all the world as though they were about to play leapfrog.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They are bunched together most of the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They are bunched together most of the time.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They stand bent over, looking for all the world as though they were about to play leapfrog.
at the time that
From this reading When all is said and done you can hardly see the players.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why there should be such excitement about a game of football I have never been able to find out.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading They stand bent over, looking for all the world as though they were about to play leapfrog.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When all is said and done you can hardly see the players.
Chapter 11 of Camping by Alexandra Agusta Guttman Lockwine holds 51 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 11 holds 51 sentences of Camping, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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