Chapter 3 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A WIDE-AWAKE LOT" In a couple of days I got a letter from Mr. Temple. It came from his office in New York. This is what it said: DEAR ROY: I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car. You will please accept it as a gift to your troop from myself.
Chapter 3 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consider or hold as true
From this reading “You will please accept it as a gift to your troop from myself.”
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading “I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.”
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading “I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.”
something acquired without compensation
From this reading “You will please accept it as a gift to your troop from myself.”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.”
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “"A WIDE-AWAKE LOT" In a couple of days I got a letter from Mr. Temple.”
a group of soldiers
From this reading “You will please accept it as a gift to your troop from myself.”
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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 "A WIDE-AWAKE LOT" In a couple of days I got a letter from Mr. Temple.
consider or hold as true
From this reading You will please accept it as a gift to your troop from myself.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You will please accept it as a gift to your troop from myself.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came from his office in New York.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "A WIDE-AWAKE LOT" In a couple of days I got a letter from Mr. Temple.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "A WIDE-AWAKE LOT" In a couple of days I got a letter from Mr. Temple.
dearly loved
From this reading This is what it said: DEAR ROY:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "A WIDE-AWAKE LOT" In a couple of days I got a letter from Mr. Temple.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading You will please accept it as a gift to your troop from myself.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "A WIDE-AWAKE LOT" In a couple of days I got a letter from Mr. Temple.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It came from his office in New York.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A WIDE-AWAKE LOT" In a couple of days I got a letter from Mr. Temple.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A WIDE-AWAKE LOT" In a couple of days I got a letter from Mr. Temple.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is what it said: DEAR ROY:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came from his office in New York.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "A WIDE-AWAKE LOT" In a couple of days I got a letter from Mr. Temple.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "A WIDE-AWAKE LOT" In a couple of days I got a letter from Mr. Temple.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "A WIDE-AWAKE LOT" In a couple of days I got a letter from Mr. Temple.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading You will please accept it as a gift to your troop from myself.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It came from his office in New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A WIDE-AWAKE LOT" In a couple of days I got a letter from Mr. Temple.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading It came from his office in New York.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading You will please accept it as a gift to your troop from myself.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is what it said: DEAR ROY:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This is what it said: DEAR ROY:
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading "A WIDE-AWAKE LOT" In a couple of days I got a letter from Mr. Temple.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is what it said: DEAR ROY:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.
a group of soldiers
From this reading You will please accept it as a gift to your troop from myself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This is what it said: DEAR ROY:
fully awake
From this reading "A WIDE-AWAKE LOT" In a couple of days I got a letter from Mr. Temple.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will please accept it as a gift to your troop from myself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading It came from his office in New York.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the Brewster's Centre Station car.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will please accept it as a gift to your troop from myself.
Chapter 3 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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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