Chapter 5 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF TO THE WOODS “Aren’t they just too dear for anything?” “And such an artistic color!” “That olive brown is so becoming to you, Natalie.” “Oh, I think it suits all of you as well!” “Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.
Chapter 5 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relating to or characteristic of art or artists
From this reading ““And such an artistic color!””
according with custom or propriety
From this reading ““That olive brown is so becoming to you, Natalie.””
plural of “braid” — a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
From this reading ““Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading ““And such an artistic color!””
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading ““That olive brown is so becoming to you, Natalie.””
a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)
From this reading ““Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.”
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading ““Oh, I think it suits all of you as well!””
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading ““Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.”
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(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 “Oh, I think it suits all of you as well!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “And such an artistic color!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And such an artistic color!”
any thing at all
From this reading OFF TO THE WOODS “Aren’t they just too dear for anything?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OFF TO THE WOODS “Aren’t they just too dear for anything?”
relating to or characteristic of art or artists
From this reading “And such an artistic color!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh, I think it suits all of you as well!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading “That olive brown is so becoming to you, Natalie.”
plural of “braid” — a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
From this reading “Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “That olive brown is so becoming to you, Natalie.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “And such an artistic color!”
dearly loved
From this reading OFF TO THE WOODS “Aren’t they just too dear for anything?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF TO THE WOODS “Aren’t they just too dear for anything?”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I think it suits all of you as well!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That olive brown is so becoming to you, Natalie.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, I think it suits all of you as well!”
and nothing more
From this reading OFF TO THE WOODS “Aren’t they just too dear for anything?”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That olive brown is so becoming to you, Natalie.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, I think it suits all of you as well!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF TO THE WOODS “Aren’t they just too dear for anything?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I think it suits all of you as well!”
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading “That olive brown is so becoming to you, Natalie.”
a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)
From this reading “Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “That olive brown is so becoming to you, Natalie.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “And such an artistic color!”
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading “Oh, I think it suits all of you as well!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That olive brown is so becoming to you, Natalie.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF TO THE WOODS “Aren’t they just too dear for anything?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OFF TO THE WOODS “Aren’t they just too dear for anything?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Oh, I think it suits all of you as well!”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OFF TO THE WOODS “Aren’t they just too dear for anything?”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading OFF TO THE WOODS “Aren’t they just too dear for anything?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Oh, I think it suits all of you as well!”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading OFF TO THE WOODS “Aren’t they just too dear for anything?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That olive brown is so becoming to you, Natalie.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do let your hair down in those two long braids, Natalie, and be Pocahontas,” urged Mabel.
Chapter 5 of The Camp Fire Girls by Howard Roger Garis holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 5 holds 129 sentences of The Camp Fire Girls, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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