Chapter 9 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it. He said, "Do boy scouts believe in advertising? What is your opinion of sandwiches?" I said, "We eat 'em alive. Do you want us to advertise some new kind of ham?"
Chapter 9 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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call attention to
From this reading “Do you want us to advertise some new kind of ham?"”
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “He said, "Do boy scouts believe in advertising?”
-ing form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.”
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading “Do you want us to advertise some new kind of ham?"”
by chance
From this reading “SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.”
plural of “sandwich” — two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
From this reading “SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “He said, "Do boy scouts believe in advertising?”
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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 SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
call attention to
From this reading Do you want us to advertise some new kind of ham?"
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading He said, "Do boy scouts believe in advertising?
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
possessing life
From this reading I said, "We eat 'em alive.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He said, "Do boy scouts believe in advertising?
a youthful male person
From this reading He said, "Do boy scouts believe in advertising?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
-ing form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He said, "Do boy scouts believe in advertising?
take in solid food
From this reading I said, "We eat 'em alive.
a quad with a square body
From this reading I said, "We eat 'em alive.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading Do you want us to advertise some new kind of ham?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, "We eat 'em alive.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He said, "Do boy scouts believe in advertising?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is your opinion of sandwiches?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Do you want us to advertise some new kind of ham?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
by chance
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
a form of address for a man
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Do you want us to advertise some new kind of ham?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What is your opinion of sandwiches?"
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading What is your opinion of sandwiches?"
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
plural of “sandwich” — two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading He said, "Do boy scouts believe in advertising?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Do you want us to advertise some new kind of ham?"
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From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you want us to advertise some new kind of ham?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you want us to advertise some new kind of ham?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Do you want us to advertise some new kind of ham?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is your opinion of sandwiches?"
at the time that
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SANDWICHES When we got back from delivering the papers, Mr. Tarkin said he had a good idea but that he was afraid that maybe we wouldn't like it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you want us to advertise some new kind of ham?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What is your opinion of sandwiches?"
Chapter 9 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 92 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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