Chapter 3 of Fairview Boys at Camp Mystery is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Fairview Boys at Camp Mystery is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady. "There you go!" cried Frank, half angrily, "always thinking something like that. Why should she be dead?" "She fell heavily enough," said Bob. "The snow's awful slippery.
Chapter 3 of Fairview Boys at Camp Mystery is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anger
From this reading “"There you go!" cried Frank, half angrily, "always thinking something like that.”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “"The snow's awful slippery.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"She fell heavily enough," said Bob.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.”
to a considerable degree
From this reading “"She fell heavily enough," said Bob.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.”
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading “"The snow's awful slippery.”
possessive form of “snow” — precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “"The snow's awful slippery.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"She fell heavily enough," said Bob.”
your own wife
In this reading “SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.”
In this reading “SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "There you go!" cried Frank, half angrily, "always thinking something like that.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
with anger
From this reading "There you go!" cried Frank, half angrily, "always thinking something like that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "The snow's awful slippery.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why should she be dead?"
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "She fell heavily enough," said Bob.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "There you go!" cried Frank, half angrily, "always thinking something like that.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "She fell heavily enough," said Bob.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading "She fell heavily enough," said Bob.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "There you go!" cried Frank, half angrily, "always thinking something like that.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "There you go!" cried Frank, half angrily, "always thinking something like that.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
to a considerable degree
From this reading "She fell heavily enough," said Bob.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "There you go!" cried Frank, half angrily, "always thinking something like that.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
by chance
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
not in physical motion
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She fell heavily enough," said Bob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why should she be dead?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should she be dead?"
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading "The snow's awful slippery.
possessive form of “snow” — precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading "The snow's awful slippery.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "There you go!" cried Frank, half angrily, "always thinking something like that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There you go!" cried Frank, half angrily, "always thinking something like that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAMMY HAS AN IDEA "Maybe she's dead!" gasped Sammy Brown, as he reached the side of Frank, and looked down on the motionless old lady.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There you go!" cried Frank, half angrily, "always thinking something like that.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "There you go!" cried Frank, half angrily, "always thinking something like that.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should she be dead?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There you go!" cried Frank, half angrily, "always thinking something like that.
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