Chapter 15 of Dave Porter At Bear Camp is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Dave Porter At Bear Camp is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder. "Yes. Don't you see the man over there with the camera? He is grinding out a picture of that scene." "O my! is that the way they do it?" returned the girl, with interest.
Chapter 15 of Dave Porter At Bear Camp is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer
From this reading “SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder.”
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading “Don't you see the man over there with the camera?”
material resulting from the process of grinding
From this reading “He is grinding out a picture of that scene."”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder.”
an angry dispute
From this reading “SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “He is grinding out a picture of that scene."”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder.”
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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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 SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder.
plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer
From this reading SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder.
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading Don't you see the man over there with the camera?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "O my! is that the way they do it?" returned the girl, with interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you see the man over there with the camera?
a young female
From this reading "O my! is that the way they do it?" returned the girl, with interest.
material resulting from the process of grinding
From this reading He is grinding out a picture of that scene."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is grinding out a picture of that scene."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading "O my! is that the way they do it?" returned the girl, with interest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is grinding out a picture of that scene."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "O my! is that the way they do it?" returned the girl, with interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Don't you see the man over there with the camera?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O my! is that the way they do it?" returned the girl, with interest.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O my! is that the way they do it?" returned the girl, with interest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He is grinding out a picture of that scene."
above and across; more than
From this reading Don't you see the man over there with the camera?
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading He is grinding out a picture of that scene."
an angry dispute
From this reading SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "O my! is that the way they do it?" returned the girl, with interest.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading He is grinding out a picture of that scene."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Don't you see the man over there with the camera?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He is grinding out a picture of that scene."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Don't you see the man over there with the camera?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "O my! is that the way they do it?" returned the girl, with interest.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "O my! is that the way they do it?" returned the girl, with interest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Don't you see the man over there with the camera?
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading SOMETHING OF A QUARREL "The moving-picture actors, Dave?" queried Jessie, in wonder.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you see the man over there with the camera?
Chapter 15 of Dave Porter At Bear Camp by Edward Stratemeyer holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 15 holds 177 sentences of Dave Porter At Bear Camp, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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