Chapter 27 of Dorothy Dale's Camping Days is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Dorothy Dale's Camping Days is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOOD NEWS "Oh, such good news!" exclaimed Dorothy, emerging from the tent. "It is worth all our trouble." "What!" asked a chorus. "She will be better! She has recovered her reason.
Chapter 27 of Dorothy Dale's Camping Days is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “"What!" asked a chorus.”
coming to maturity
From this reading “GOOD NEWS "Oh, such good news!" exclaimed Dorothy, emerging from the tent.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “GOOD NEWS "Oh, such good news!" exclaimed Dorothy, emerging from the tent.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “GOOD NEWS "Oh, such good news!" exclaimed Dorothy, emerging from the tent.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “She has recovered her reason.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “GOOD NEWS "Oh, such good news!" exclaimed Dorothy, emerging from the tent.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"It is worth all our trouble."”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “"It is worth all our trouble."”
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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 "What!" asked a chorus.
(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 "It is worth all our trouble."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What!" asked a chorus.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She will be better!
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "She will be better!
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading "What!" asked a chorus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, such good news!" exclaimed Dorothy, emerging from the tent.
coming to maturity
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, such good news!" exclaimed Dorothy, emerging from the tent.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, such good news!" exclaimed Dorothy, emerging from the tent.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, such good news!" exclaimed Dorothy, emerging from the tent.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, such good news!" exclaimed Dorothy, emerging from the tent.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has recovered her reason.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She has recovered her reason.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is worth all our trouble."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is worth all our trouble."
information about recent and important events
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, such good news!" exclaimed Dorothy, emerging from the tent.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, such good news!" exclaimed Dorothy, emerging from the tent.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It is worth all our trouble."
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading She has recovered her reason.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading She has recovered her reason.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She will be better!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, such good news!" exclaimed Dorothy, emerging from the tent.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, such good news!" exclaimed Dorothy, emerging from the tent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, such good news!" exclaimed Dorothy, emerging from the tent.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "It is worth all our trouble."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!" asked a chorus.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "She will be better!
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "It is worth all our trouble."
Chapter 27 of Dorothy Dale's Camping Days by Margaret Penrose holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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 27 holds 98 sentences of Dorothy Dale's Camping Days, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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