Chapter 17 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FUN IN THE CAMP "Boys! wake up! Are you going to sleep all day?" It was Snap who called out. He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch. It was eight o'clock.
Chapter 17 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “FUN IN THE CAMP "Boys! wake up!”
enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
From this reading “He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.”
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “FUN IN THE CAMP "Boys! wake up!”
according to the clock
From this reading “It was eight o'clock.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “It was Snap who called out.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “FUN IN THE CAMP "Boys! wake up!”
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.
(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 Are you going to sleep all day?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you going to sleep all day?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading FUN IN THE CAMP "Boys! wake up!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was Snap who called out.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading FUN IN THE CAMP "Boys! wake up!
enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
From this reading He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Are you going to sleep all day?"
being one more than seven
From this reading It was eight o'clock.
start firing a weapon
From this reading He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading FUN IN THE CAMP "Boys! wake up!
the act of departing
From this reading Are you going to sleep all day?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FUN IN THE CAMP "Boys! wake up!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Snap who called out.
and nothing more
From this reading He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.
according to the clock
From this reading It was eight o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was Snap who called out.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Are you going to sleep all day?"
the state of being asleep
From this reading He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading It was Snap who called out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FUN IN THE CAMP "Boys! wake up!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are you going to sleep all day?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading FUN IN THE CAMP "Boys! wake up!
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading FUN IN THE CAMP "Boys! wake up!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Snap who called out.
look attentively
From this reading He had just crawled out of his cozy sleeping place near the fire and looked at his watch.
which person or people
From this reading It was Snap who called out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you going to sleep all day?"
Chapter 17 of Guns and Snowshoes by Edward Stratemeyer holds 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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 17 holds 92 sentences of Guns and Snowshoes, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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