Chapter 8 of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter. Maybe it will come without calling, hey? Anyway, I should worry. Maybe I'll think of a name when I'm finished with it. It will be mostly about Skinny.
Chapter 8 of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Anyway, I should worry.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.”
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading “It will be mostly about Skinny.”
being very thin
From this reading “TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.”
the act of swimming
From this reading “TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “Anyway, I should worry.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Maybe I'll think of a name when I'm finished with it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyway, I should worry.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be mostly about Skinny.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Maybe it will come without calling, hey?
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Maybe it will come without calling, hey?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Maybe I'll think of a name when I'm finished with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe it will come without calling, hey?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe I'll think of a name when I'm finished with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe I'll think of a name when I'm finished with it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Maybe it will come without calling, hey?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.
a unit of instruction
From this reading TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.
by chance
From this reading Maybe it will come without calling, hey?
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading It will be mostly about Skinny.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Maybe I'll think of a name when I'm finished with it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maybe I'll think of a name when I'm finished with it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Anyway, I should worry.
being very thin
From this reading It will be mostly about Skinny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.
the act of swimming
From this reading TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Maybe I'll think of a name when I'm finished with it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading TELLS ABOUT SKINNY'S SWIMMING LESSON I don't know what to call this chapter.
at the time that
From this reading Maybe I'll think of a name when I'm finished with it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Maybe it will come without calling, hey?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maybe I'll think of a name when I'm finished with it.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Maybe it will come without calling, hey?
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading Anyway, I should worry.
Chapter 8 of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 61 sentences, grouped into 13 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 8 holds 61 sentences of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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