Chapter 19 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us. And you can bet we weren't thinking about where it stopped, either. It's better to be here than in the lake." He just shouted to the other fellow, "Come here, hurry up!" Then he craned his neck and looked back along the road.
Chapter 19 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.”
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “And you can bet we weren't thinking about where it stopped, either.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.”
past form of “crane” — stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading “Then he craned his neck and looked back along the road.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “He just shouted to the other fellow, "Come here, hurry up!"”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “It's better to be here than in the lake."”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “He just shouted to the other fellow, "Come here, hurry up!"”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And you can bet we weren't thinking about where it stopped, either.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Then he craned his neck and looked back along the road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you can bet we weren't thinking about where it stopped, either.
any thing at all
From this reading WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then he craned his neck and looked back along the road.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It's better to be here than in the lake."
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading And you can bet we weren't thinking about where it stopped, either.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading It's better to be here than in the lake."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And you can bet we weren't thinking about where it stopped, either.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He just shouted to the other fellow, "Come here, hurry up!"
past form of “crane” — stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading Then he craned his neck and looked back along the road.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.
one or the other of two
From this reading And you can bet we weren't thinking about where it stopped, either.
a boy or man
From this reading WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He just shouted to the other fellow, "Come here, hurry up!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It's better to be here than in the lake."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he craned his neck and looked back along the road.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading He just shouted to the other fellow, "Come here, hurry up!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's better to be here than in the lake."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's better to be here than in the lake."
and nothing more
From this reading He just shouted to the other fellow, "Come here, hurry up!"
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading It's better to be here than in the lake."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then he craned his neck and looked back along the road.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Then he craned his neck and looked back along the road.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He just shouted to the other fellow, "Come here, hurry up!"
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Then he craned his neck and looked back along the road.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading He just shouted to the other fellow, "Come here, hurry up!"
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading And you can bet we weren't thinking about where it stopped, either.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It's better to be here than in the lake."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he craned his neck and looked back along the road.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading And you can bet we weren't thinking about where it stopped, either.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He just shouted to the other fellow, "Come here, hurry up!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And you can bet we weren't thinking about where it stopped, either.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And you can bet we weren't thinking about where it stopped, either.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.
in or at the place that
From this reading And you can bet we weren't thinking about where it stopped, either.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WESTY I said to the fellow, "The railroad hasn't got anything to do with this car; it belongs to us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you can bet we weren't thinking about where it stopped, either.
Chapter 19 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 59 sentences, grouped into 12 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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