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Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp

Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

Chapter 37 of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.
And, oh, boy, didn't I hang around Administration Shack, where the camp mail was sorted.
I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.
Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.
One minute I was saying he was dead, and the next minute I was saying he had gone to Russia, and the next minute I was saying the money wasn't his at all.
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Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp

Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

Chapter 37 of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.
Line 2
And, oh, boy, didn't I hang around Administration Shack, where the camp mail was sorted.
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I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.
/aɪ ɡes maɪ pəˈtroʊl θɔːt aɪ wɑːz ˈkreɪzi ənd aɪ bet ðæt ˈrɑːbən ɪn ðə ˈmeɪpəl triː ˈwʌndərd wʌt hæd bɪˈkʌm ʌv miː/
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Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.
Line 5
One minute I was saying he was dead, and the next minute I was saying he had gone to Russia, and the next minute I was saying the money wasn't his at all.

Learner Dictionary

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Administration noun US /ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/

a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)

From this reading “And, oh, boy, didn't I hang around Administration Shack, where the camp mail was sorted.”

Calamity noun US /kəˈlæməti/

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading “Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.”

Gee noun US /dʒiː/

a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated

From this reading “Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.”

maple noun US /ˈmeɪpəl/

wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading “I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.”

patrol noun US /pəˈtroʊl/

a detachment used for security or reconnaissance

From this reading “I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.”

scout noun US /skaʊt/

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading “TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.”

Shack noun US /ʃæk/

small crude shelter used as a dwelling

From this reading “And, oh, boy, didn't I hang around Administration Shack, where the camp mail was sorted.”

sorted adjective US /ˈsɔːrtɪd/

arranged according to size

From this reading “And, oh, boy, didn't I hang around Administration Shack, where the camp mail was sorted.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

AdministrationnounUS /ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/

a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)

From this reading And, oh, boy, didn't I hang around Administration Shack, where the camp mail was sorted.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And, oh, boy, didn't I hang around Administration Shack, where the camp mail was sorted.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading And, oh, boy, didn't I hang around Administration Shack, where the camp mail was sorted.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading One minute I was saying he was dead, and the next minute I was saying he had gone to Russia, and the next minute I was saying the money wasn't his at all.

becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.

betverbUS /bet/

maintain with or as if with a bet

From this reading I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading And, oh, boy, didn't I hang around Administration Shack, where the camp mail was sorted.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.

CalamitynounUS /kəˈlæməti/

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.

CampnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.

crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/

affected with madness or insanity

From this reading I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading One minute I was saying he was dead, and the next minute I was saying he had gone to Russia, and the next minute I was saying the money wasn't his at all.

didn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And, oh, boy, didn't I hang around Administration Shack, where the camp mail was sorted.

Donnelle

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

GeenounUS /dʒiː/

a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated

From this reading Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading One minute I was saying he was dead, and the next minute I was saying he had gone to Russia, and the next minute I was saying the money wasn't his at all.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

guessverbUS /ɡes/

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

hangverbUS /hæŋ/

be suspended or hanging

From this reading And, oh, boy, didn't I hang around Administration Shack, where the camp mail was sorted.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading One minute I was saying he was dead, and the next minute I was saying he had gone to Russia, and the next minute I was saying the money wasn't his at all.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading One minute I was saying he was dead, and the next minute I was saying he had gone to Russia, and the next minute I was saying the money wasn't his at all.

honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəst/

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

Jane

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

LieutenantnounUS /luːˈtenənt/

a commissioned military officer

From this reading Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.

mailnounUS /meɪl/

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading And, oh, boy, didn't I hang around Administration Shack, where the camp mail was sorted.

maplenounUS /ˈmeɪpəl/

wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.

McCord

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.

minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading One minute I was saying he was dead, and the next minute I was saying he had gone to Russia, and the next minute I was saying the money wasn't his at all.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading One minute I was saying he was dead, and the next minute I was saying he had gone to Russia, and the next minute I was saying the money wasn't his at all.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading One minute I was saying he was dead, and the next minute I was saying he had gone to Russia, and the next minute I was saying the money wasn't his at all.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.

ohnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading And, oh, boy, didn't I hang around Administration Shack, where the camp mail was sorted.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One minute I was saying he was dead, and the next minute I was saying he had gone to Russia, and the next minute I was saying the money wasn't his at all.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.

PACEnounUS /peɪs/

the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

patrolnounUS /pəˈtroʊl/

a detachment used for security or reconnaissance

From this reading I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

robinnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.

RussianounUS /ˈrʌʃə/

a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991

From this reading One minute I was saying he was dead, and the next minute I was saying he had gone to Russia, and the next minute I was saying the money wasn't his at all.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.

sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading One minute I was saying he was dead, and the next minute I was saying he had gone to Russia, and the next minute I was saying the money wasn't his at all.

SCOUTnounUS /skaʊt/

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.

ShacknounUS /ʃæk/

small crude shelter used as a dwelling

From this reading And, oh, boy, didn't I hang around Administration Shack, where the camp mail was sorted.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

sortedadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːrtɪd/

arranged according to size

From this reading And, oh, boy, didn't I hang around Administration Shack, where the camp mail was sorted.

startverbUS /stɑːrt/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

TELLSnounUS /telz/

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 THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

treenounUS /triː/

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And, oh, boy, didn't I hang around Administration Shack, where the camp mail was sorted.

wasn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One minute I was saying he was dead, and the next minute I was saying he had gone to Russia, and the next minute I was saying the money wasn't his at all.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading And, oh, boy, didn't I hang around Administration Shack, where the camp mail was sorted.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading I guess my patrol thought I was crazy and I bet that robin in the maple tree wondered what had become of me.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE SCOUT PACE We had it fixed that as soon as I got a letter I would start right down to Camp McCord with it.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Gee, you can say I was a Calamity Jane if you want to, but honest, I had Lieutenant Donnelle sent all over the world.

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