Chapter 14 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PEE-WEE ON SCOUTING "Absolutely, positively," I said; "he'll be there at ten-thirty. Do you want him to bring references?" "We should say _not_," Grace Bentley said; "the _idea_! What we saw in the pictures was reference enough." _Good night_, you should have seen Pee-wee's face.
Chapter 14 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “PEE-WEE ON SCOUTING "Absolutely, positively," I said; "he'll be there at ten-thirty.”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “"We should say _not_," Grace Bentley said; "the _idea_!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “What we saw in the pictures was reference enough."”
extremely
From this reading “PEE-WEE ON SCOUTING "Absolutely, positively," I said; "he'll be there at ten-thirty.”
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading “What we saw in the pictures was reference enough."”
plural of “reference” — a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading “Do you want him to bring references?"”
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading “PEE-WEE ON SCOUTING "Absolutely, positively," I said; "he'll be there at ten-thirty.”
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading PEE-WEE ON SCOUTING "Absolutely, positively," I said; "he'll be there at ten-thirty.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PEE-WEE ON SCOUTING "Absolutely, positively," I said; "he'll be there at ten-thirty.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading PEE-WEE ON SCOUTING "Absolutely, positively," I said; "he'll be there at ten-thirty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We should say _not_," Grace Bentley said; "the _idea_!
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Do you want him to bring references?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you want him to bring references?"
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading What we saw in the pictures was reference enough."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading _Good night_, you should have seen Pee-wee's face.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Good night_, you should have seen Pee-wee's face.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "We should say _not_," Grace Bentley said; "the _idea_!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Good night_, you should have seen Pee-wee's face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEE-WEE ON SCOUTING "Absolutely, positively," I said; "he'll be there at ten-thirty.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you want him to bring references?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PEE-WEE ON SCOUTING "Absolutely, positively," I said; "he'll be there at ten-thirty.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "We should say _not_," Grace Bentley said; "the _idea_!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What we saw in the pictures was reference enough."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _Good night_, you should have seen Pee-wee's face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We should say _not_," Grace Bentley said; "the _idea_!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PEE-WEE ON SCOUTING "Absolutely, positively," I said; "he'll be there at ten-thirty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEE-WEE ON SCOUTING "Absolutely, positively," I said; "he'll be there at ten-thirty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Good night_, you should have seen Pee-wee's face.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading What we saw in the pictures was reference enough."
extremely
From this reading PEE-WEE ON SCOUTING "Absolutely, positively," I said; "he'll be there at ten-thirty.
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading What we saw in the pictures was reference enough."
plural of “reference” — a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading Do you want him to bring references?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading PEE-WEE ON SCOUTING "Absolutely, positively," I said; "he'll be there at ten-thirty.
cut with a saw
From this reading What we saw in the pictures was reference enough."
express in words
From this reading "We should say _not_," Grace Bentley said; "the _idea_!
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading PEE-WEE ON SCOUTING "Absolutely, positively," I said; "he'll be there at ten-thirty.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Good night_, you should have seen Pee-wee's face.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "We should say _not_," Grace Bentley said; "the _idea_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEE-WEE ON SCOUTING "Absolutely, positively," I said; "he'll be there at ten-thirty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We should say _not_," Grace Bentley said; "the _idea_!
in or at that place or location
From this reading PEE-WEE ON SCOUTING "Absolutely, positively," I said; "he'll be there at ten-thirty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you want him to bring references?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Do you want him to bring references?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What we saw in the pictures was reference enough."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We should say _not_," Grace Bentley said; "the _idea_!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What we saw in the pictures was reference enough."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you want him to bring references?"
Chapter 14 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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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