Chapter 20 of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH MR. ELLSWORTH After they were gone, Mr. Ellsworth told me that I shouldn't get so excited about nothing. I have to admit that's the way I often do. I said, "Do you know what that's a key to?" He said, "It's a key to a padlock.
Chapter 20 of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “I have to admit that's the way I often do.”
United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)
From this reading “ELLSWORTH After they were gone, Mr. Ellsworth told me that I shouldn't get so excited about nothing.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “ELLSWORTH After they were gone, Mr. Ellsworth told me that I shouldn't get so excited about nothing.”
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “I said, "Do you know what that's a key to?"”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “I have to admit that's the way I often do.”
a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
From this reading “He said, "It's a key to a padlock.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH MR.”
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 MY TALK WITH MR.”
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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 I said, "Do you know what that's a key to?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH MR.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading I have to admit that's the way I often do.
later than; following
From this reading ELLSWORTH After they were gone, Mr. Ellsworth told me that I shouldn't get so excited about nothing.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I have to admit that's the way I often do.
United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)
From this reading ELLSWORTH After they were gone, Mr. Ellsworth told me that I shouldn't get so excited about nothing.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading ELLSWORTH After they were gone, Mr. Ellsworth told me that I shouldn't get so excited about nothing.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ELLSWORTH After they were gone, Mr. Ellsworth told me that I shouldn't get so excited about nothing.
destroyed or killed
From this reading ELLSWORTH After they were gone, Mr. Ellsworth told me that I shouldn't get so excited about nothing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have to admit that's the way I often do.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said, "It's a key to a padlock.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ELLSWORTH After they were gone, Mr. Ellsworth told me that I shouldn't get so excited about nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said, "It's a key to a padlock.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading I said, "Do you know what that's a key to?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I said, "Do you know what that's a key to?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ELLSWORTH After they were gone, Mr. Ellsworth told me that I shouldn't get so excited about nothing.
a form of address for a man
From this reading TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH MR.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ELLSWORTH After they were gone, Mr. Ellsworth told me that I shouldn't get so excited about nothing.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I have to admit that's the way I often do.
a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
From this reading He said, "It's a key to a padlock.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, "Do you know what that's a key to?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELLSWORTH After they were gone, Mr. Ellsworth told me that I shouldn't get so excited about nothing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ELLSWORTH After they were gone, Mr. Ellsworth told me that I shouldn't get so excited about nothing.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH MR.
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 MY TALK WITH MR.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ELLSWORTH After they were gone, Mr. Ellsworth told me that I shouldn't get so excited about nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to admit that's the way I often do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have to admit that's the way I often do.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ELLSWORTH After they were gone, Mr. Ellsworth told me that I shouldn't get so excited about nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have to admit that's the way I often do.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading ELLSWORTH After they were gone, Mr. Ellsworth told me that I shouldn't get so excited about nothing.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I have to admit that's the way I often do.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ELLSWORTH After they were gone, Mr. Ellsworth told me that I shouldn't get so excited about nothing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I said, "Do you know what that's a key to?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH MR.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I said, "Do you know what that's a key to?"
Chapter 20 of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 44 sentences, grouped into 9 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.
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