Chapter 21 of Dorothy Dale's Camping Days is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Dorothy Dale's Camping Days is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed. "Hush!" cautioned Tavia. "I would rather die than have him see us! I simply cannot stand the thoughts of it all, and on _his_ account." They had succeeded in getting behind a huge tree at the side of the path.
Chapter 21 of Dorothy Dale's Camping Days is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard
From this reading “"Hush!" cautioned Tavia.”
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading “They had succeeded in getting behind a huge tree at the side of the path.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “"Hush!" cautioned Tavia.”
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading “THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “They had succeeded in getting behind a huge tree at the side of the path.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed.”
and nothing more
From this reading “I simply cannot stand the thoughts of it all, and on _his_ account."”
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “They had succeeded in getting behind a huge tree at the side of the path.”
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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 They had succeeded in getting behind a huge tree at the side of the path.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I simply cannot stand the thoughts of it all, and on _his_ account."
(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 I simply cannot stand the thoughts of it all, and on _his_ account."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I simply cannot stand the thoughts of it all, and on _his_ account."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had succeeded in getting behind a huge tree at the side of the path.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They had succeeded in getting behind a huge tree at the side of the path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed.
past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard
From this reading "Hush!" cautioned Tavia.
a ball of yarn or cord or thread
From this reading THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "I would rather die than have him see us!
the act of acquiring something
From this reading They had succeeded in getting behind a huge tree at the side of the path.
a young female
From this reading THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had succeeded in getting behind a huge tree at the side of the path.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I would rather die than have him see us!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I would rather die than have him see us!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I simply cannot stand the thoughts of it all, and on _his_ account."
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading They had succeeded in getting behind a huge tree at the side of the path.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading "Hush!" cautioned Tavia.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had succeeded in getting behind a huge tree at the side of the path.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I simply cannot stand the thoughts of it all, and on _his_ account."
and nothing more
From this reading THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed.
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I simply cannot stand the thoughts of it all, and on _his_ account."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I simply cannot stand the thoughts of it all, and on _his_ account."
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed.
a course of conduct
From this reading They had succeeded in getting behind a huge tree at the side of the path.
on the contrary
From this reading "I would rather die than have him see us!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I would rather die than have him see us!
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading They had succeeded in getting behind a huge tree at the side of the path.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed.
and nothing more
From this reading I simply cannot stand the thoughts of it all, and on _his_ account."
be standing; be upright
From this reading I simply cannot stand the thoughts of it all, and on _his_ account."
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading They had succeeded in getting behind a huge tree at the side of the path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I would rather die than have him see us!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had succeeded in getting behind a huge tree at the side of the path.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I simply cannot stand the thoughts of it all, and on _his_ account."
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading They had succeeded in getting behind a huge tree at the side of the path.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I would rather die than have him see us!
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CLEW "I cannot go another step," sighed the girl with Tavia, just as Morrison passed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would rather die than have him see us!
Chapter 21 of Dorothy Dale's Camping Days by Margaret Penrose holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
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