Chapter 2 of Camping on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Camping on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PREPARATIONS. "Have you heard from Bob? Will he come?" "Can't tell yet. I had a letter this morning, and he writes that it's doubtful.
Chapter 2 of Camping on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"Have you heard from Bob?”
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading “I had a letter this morning, and he writes that it's doubtful.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “"Have you heard from Bob?”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “I had a letter this morning, and he writes that it's doubtful.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “I had a letter this morning, and he writes that it's doubtful.”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “PREPARATIONS.”
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “I had a letter this morning, and he writes that it's doubtful.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Can't tell yet.”
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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 I had a letter this morning, and he writes that it's doubtful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had a letter this morning, and he writes that it's doubtful.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Have you heard from Bob?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't tell yet.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Will he come?"
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading I had a letter this morning, and he writes that it's doubtful.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Have you heard from Bob?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a letter this morning, and he writes that it's doubtful.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you heard from Bob?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Will he come?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Have you heard from Bob?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had a letter this morning, and he writes that it's doubtful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had a letter this morning, and he writes that it's doubtful.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I had a letter this morning, and he writes that it's doubtful.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I had a letter this morning, and he writes that it's doubtful.
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading PREPARATIONS.
express in words
From this reading "Can't tell yet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had a letter this morning, and he writes that it's doubtful.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had a letter this morning, and he writes that it's doubtful.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will he come?"
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading I had a letter this morning, and he writes that it's doubtful.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Can't tell yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you heard from Bob?
Chapter 2 of Camping on the St. Lawrence by Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 131 sentences of Camping on the St. Lawrence, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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