Chapter 26 of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TELLS ABOUT HOW WE TRIED TO STOP IT RAINING Jumping jiminy! That was a new one on _me_. Lakes moving around like people that live in flats--_good night_! And where would Temple Camp be, I'd like to know? And just after we paid four dollars and eighteen cents to put up a springboard.
Chapter 26 of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “And just after we paid four dollars and eighteen cents to put up a springboard.”
being one more than seventeen
From this reading “And just after we paid four dollars and eighteen cents to put up a springboard.”
footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)
From this reading “Lakes moving around like people that live in flats--_good night_!”
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading “TELLS ABOUT HOW WE TRIED TO STOP IT RAINING Jumping jiminy!”
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “Lakes moving around like people that live in flats--_good night_!”
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading “TELLS ABOUT HOW WE TRIED TO STOP IT RAINING Jumping jiminy!”
a flexible board for jumping upward
From this reading “And just after we paid four dollars and eighteen cents to put up a springboard.”
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 HOW WE TRIED TO STOP IT RAINING Jumping jiminy!”
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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 That was a new one on _me_.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW WE TRIED TO STOP IT RAINING Jumping jiminy!
later than; following
From this reading And just after we paid four dollars and eighteen cents to put up a springboard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And where would Temple Camp be, I'd like to know?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Lakes moving around like people that live in flats--_good night_!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And where would Temple Camp be, I'd like to know?
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading And where would Temple Camp be, I'd like to know?
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading And just after we paid four dollars and eighteen cents to put up a springboard.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading And just after we paid four dollars and eighteen cents to put up a springboard.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading And just after we paid four dollars and eighteen cents to put up a springboard.
footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)
From this reading Lakes moving around like people that live in flats--_good night_!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading And just after we paid four dollars and eighteen cents to put up a springboard.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Lakes moving around like people that live in flats--_good night_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW WE TRIED TO STOP IT RAINING Jumping jiminy!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And where would Temple Camp be, I'd like to know?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lakes moving around like people that live in flats--_good night_!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW WE TRIED TO STOP IT RAINING Jumping jiminy!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW WE TRIED TO STOP IT RAINING Jumping jiminy!
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW WE TRIED TO STOP IT RAINING Jumping jiminy!
and nothing more
From this reading And just after we paid four dollars and eighteen cents to put up a springboard.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And where would Temple Camp be, I'd like to know?
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Lakes moving around like people that live in flats--_good night_!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Lakes moving around like people that live in flats--_good night_!
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Lakes moving around like people that live in flats--_good night_!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was a new one on _me_.
in motion
From this reading Lakes moving around like people that live in flats--_good night_!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading That was a new one on _me_.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Lakes moving around like people that live in flats--_good night_!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That was a new one on _me_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That was a new one on _me_.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading And just after we paid four dollars and eighteen cents to put up a springboard.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Lakes moving around like people that live in flats--_good night_!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And just after we paid four dollars and eighteen cents to put up a springboard.
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW WE TRIED TO STOP IT RAINING Jumping jiminy!
a flexible board for jumping upward
From this reading And just after we paid four dollars and eighteen cents to put up a springboard.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW WE TRIED TO STOP IT RAINING Jumping jiminy!
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 HOW WE TRIED TO STOP IT RAINING Jumping jiminy!
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading And where would Temple Camp be, I'd like to know?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a new one on _me_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW WE TRIED TO STOP IT RAINING Jumping jiminy!
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW WE TRIED TO STOP IT RAINING Jumping jiminy!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And just after we paid four dollars and eighteen cents to put up a springboard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a new one on _me_.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW WE TRIED TO STOP IT RAINING Jumping jiminy!
in or at the place that
From this reading And where would Temple Camp be, I'd like to know?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And where would Temple Camp be, I'd like to know?
Chapter 26 of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 94 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.
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