Chapter 2 of Camping in the Winter Woods is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Camping in the Winter Woods is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No; but these will come back and bring more. You’ll see, before long. Look out! Watch him, over your head there! See him circle?
Chapter 2 of Camping in the Winter Woods is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ““No; but these will come back and bring more.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading ““No; but these will come back and bring more.”
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “See him circle?”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Watch him, over your head there!”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “You’ll see, before long.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look out!”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““No; but these will come back and bring more.”
look attentively
From this reading “Watch him, over your head there!”
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.
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be restored
In this reading ““No; but these will come back and bring more.”
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
In this reading “Look 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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No; but these will come back and bring more.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “No; but these will come back and bring more.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading You’ll see, before long.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “No; but these will come back and bring more.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No; but these will come back and bring more.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading See him circle?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “No; but these will come back and bring more.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Watch him, over your head there!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Watch him, over your head there!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading You’ll see, before long.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look out!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “No; but these will come back and bring more.
not any; not one
From this reading “No; but these will come back and bring more.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Look out!
above and across; more than
From this reading Watch him, over your head there!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You’ll see, before long.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Watch him, over your head there!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “No; but these will come back and bring more.
look attentively
From this reading Watch him, over your head there!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “No; but these will come back and bring more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ll see, before long.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Watch him, over your head there!
Chapter 2 of Camping in the Winter Woods by Elmer Russell Gregor holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 2 holds 423 sentences of Camping in the Winter Woods, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Camping in the Winter Woods by Elmer Russell Gregor exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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