Chapter 4 of Fairview Boys at Camp Mystery is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Fairview Boys at Camp Mystery is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A QUEER SIGHT Sammy's two chums looked strangely at him. He returned their gaze steadily. "Well," he said, defiantly, "it's true! What makes you look at me that way?" "Ha!
Chapter 4 of Fairview Boys at Camp Mystery is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “A QUEER SIGHT Sammy's two chums looked strangely at him.”
in a rebellious manner
From this reading “"Well," he said, defiantly, "it's true!”
a long fixed look
From this reading “He returned their gaze steadily.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “What makes you look at me that way?"”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “A QUEER SIGHT Sammy's two chums looked strangely at him.”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “A QUEER SIGHT Sammy's two chums looked strangely at him.”
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading “He returned their gaze steadily.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “A QUEER SIGHT Sammy's two chums looked strangely at him.”
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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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “What makes you look at me that way?"”
In this reading “A QUEER SIGHT Sammy's two chums looked strangely at him.”
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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 A QUEER SIGHT Sammy's two chums looked strangely at him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A QUEER SIGHT Sammy's two chums looked strangely at him.
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading A QUEER SIGHT Sammy's two chums looked strangely at him.
in a rebellious manner
From this reading "Well," he said, defiantly, "it's true!
a long fixed look
From this reading He returned their gaze steadily.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Ha!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He returned their gaze steadily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A QUEER SIGHT Sammy's two chums looked strangely at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," he said, defiantly, "it's true!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading What makes you look at me that way?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A QUEER SIGHT Sammy's two chums looked strangely at him.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading What makes you look at me that way?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What makes you look at me that way?"
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading A QUEER SIGHT Sammy's two chums looked strangely at him.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He returned their gaze steadily.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," he said, defiantly, "it's true!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A QUEER SIGHT Sammy's two chums looked strangely at him.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading A QUEER SIGHT Sammy's two chums looked strangely at him.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading He returned their gaze steadily.
in a strange manner
From this reading A QUEER SIGHT Sammy's two chums looked strangely at him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What makes you look at me that way?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He returned their gaze steadily.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Well," he said, defiantly, "it's true!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A QUEER SIGHT Sammy's two chums looked strangely at him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading What makes you look at me that way?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," he said, defiantly, "it's true!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What makes you look at me that way?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What makes you look at me that way?"
Chapter 4 of Fairview Boys at Camp Mystery by Frederick Gordon holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 4 holds 167 sentences of Fairview Boys at Camp Mystery, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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