Chapter 35 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PROFITEERS When we went out in the morning the surprise was mutual. Gee, it was _especially_ mutual. There was a crowd outside the car, staring up at it. It must have looked funny standing there with BREWSTER'S CENTRE sprawled all over it. There were all kinds of people in that crowd.
Chapter 35 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a low-lying region in central France
From this reading “It must have looked funny standing there with BREWSTER'S CENTRE sprawled all over it.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “It must have looked funny standing there with BREWSTER'S CENTRE sprawled all over it.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “Gee, it was _especially_ mutual.”
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “There were all kinds of people in that crowd.”
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading “THE PROFITEERS When we went out in the morning the surprise was mutual.”
plural of “profiteer” — someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
From this reading “THE PROFITEERS When we went out in the morning the surprise was mutual.”
past form of “sprawl” — sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
From this reading “It must have looked funny standing there with BREWSTER'S CENTRE sprawled all over it.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “There was a crowd outside the car, staring up at it.”
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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 There was a crowd outside the car, staring up at it.
(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 It must have looked funny standing there with BREWSTER'S CENTRE sprawled all over it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a crowd outside the car, staring up at it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must have looked funny standing there with BREWSTER'S CENTRE sprawled all over it.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading There was a crowd outside the car, staring up at it.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading It must have looked funny standing there with BREWSTER'S CENTRE sprawled all over it.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading There was a crowd outside the car, staring up at it.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Gee, it was _especially_ mutual.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading It must have looked funny standing there with BREWSTER'S CENTRE sprawled all over it.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading Gee, it was _especially_ mutual.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have looked funny standing there with BREWSTER'S CENTRE sprawled all over it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PROFITEERS When we went out in the morning the surprise was mutual.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Gee, it was _especially_ mutual.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading There were all kinds of people in that crowd.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It must have looked funny standing there with BREWSTER'S CENTRE sprawled all over it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE PROFITEERS When we went out in the morning the surprise was mutual.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have looked funny standing there with BREWSTER'S CENTRE sprawled all over it.
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading THE PROFITEERS When we went out in the morning the surprise was mutual.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were all kinds of people in that crowd.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE PROFITEERS When we went out in the morning the surprise was mutual.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading There was a crowd outside the car, staring up at it.
above and across; more than
From this reading It must have looked funny standing there with BREWSTER'S CENTRE sprawled all over it.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There were all kinds of people in that crowd.
plural of “profiteer” — someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
From this reading THE PROFITEERS When we went out in the morning the surprise was mutual.
past form of “sprawl” — sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
From this reading It must have looked funny standing there with BREWSTER'S CENTRE sprawled all over it.
having a supporting base
From this reading It must have looked funny standing there with BREWSTER'S CENTRE sprawled all over it.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading There was a crowd outside the car, staring up at it.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading THE PROFITEERS When we went out in the morning the surprise was mutual.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were all kinds of people in that crowd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROFITEERS When we went out in the morning the surprise was mutual.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a crowd outside the car, staring up at it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There was a crowd outside the car, staring up at it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PROFITEERS When we went out in the morning the surprise was mutual.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE PROFITEERS When we went out in the morning the surprise was mutual.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE PROFITEERS When we went out in the morning the surprise was mutual.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were all kinds of people in that crowd.
at the time that
From this reading THE PROFITEERS When we went out in the morning the surprise was mutual.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It must have looked funny standing there with BREWSTER'S CENTRE sprawled all over it.
Chapter 35 of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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 35 holds 146 sentences of Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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