Chapter 26 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm. It was Pee-wee. "Look out you don't fall, Kid," I told him. "I didn't tell any of them," he whispered. "Listen, I've got an idea.
Chapter 26 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.”
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading “WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “"Look out you don't fall, Kid," I told him.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"I didn't tell any of them," he whispered.”
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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 WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
(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 WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Listen, I've got an idea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I didn't tell any of them," he whispered.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
-ing form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't tell any of them," he whispered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look out you don't fall, Kid," I told him.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading "Look out you don't fall, Kid," I told him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Listen, I've got an idea.
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I didn't tell any of them," he whispered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Look out you don't fall, Kid," I told him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Look out you don't fall, Kid," I told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Listen, I've got an idea.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Listen, I've got an idea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Pee-wee.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading "Look out you don't fall, Kid," I told him.
hear with intention
From this reading "Listen, I've got an idea.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look out you don't fall, Kid," I told him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Look out you don't fall, Kid," I told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Pee-wee.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
a person, without saying who
From this reading WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
having a supporting base
From this reading WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
express in words
From this reading "I didn't tell any of them," he whispered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I didn't tell any of them," he whispered.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Look out you don't fall, Kid," I told him.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WALTER HARRIS, SCOUT All of a sudden, somebody was standing near me on the platform and clutching my arm.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "I didn't tell any of them," he whispered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Look out you don't fall, Kid," I told him.
Chapter 26 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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.
Chapter 26 holds 102 sentences of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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