Chapter 10 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side. “Ah—ha!” the man finally managed to gasp, as he steadied himself by seizing a slender sapling. “What do you mean, young man? How dare you lay hands on me? I represent the law, I do!”
Chapter 10 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading “OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.”
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading ““Ah—ha!” the man finally managed to gasp, as he steadied himself by seizing a slender sapling.”
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
From this reading “OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.”
to extremes
From this reading “OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.”
hold back within
From this reading “OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.”
young tree
From this reading ““Ah—ha!” the man finally managed to gasp, as he steadied himself by seizing a slender sapling.”
made steady or constant
From this reading ““Ah—ha!” the man finally managed to gasp, as he steadied himself by seizing a slender sapling.”
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading “OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading ““What do you mean, young man?”
temporarily
In this reading “OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.”
In this reading “How dare you lay hands on me?”
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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 OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah—ha!” the man finally managed to gasp, as he steadied himself by seizing a slender sapling.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Ah—ha!” the man finally managed to gasp, as he steadied himself by seizing a slender sapling.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading How dare you lay hands on me?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you mean, young man?
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “Ah—ha!” the man finally managed to gasp, as he steadied himself by seizing a slender sapling.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “Ah—ha!” the man finally managed to gasp, as he steadied himself by seizing a slender sapling.
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “Ah—ha!” the man finally managed to gasp, as he steadied himself by seizing a slender sapling.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading How dare you lay hands on me?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How dare you lay hands on me?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I represent the law, I do!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading I represent the law, I do!”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading How dare you lay hands on me?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Ah—ha!” the man finally managed to gasp, as he steadied himself by seizing a slender sapling.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “Ah—ha!” the man finally managed to gasp, as he steadied himself by seizing a slender sapling.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How dare you lay hands on me?
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What do you mean, young man?
a particular point in time
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
not any; not one
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How dare you lay hands on me?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
to extremes
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading I represent the law, I do!”
hold back within
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
young tree
From this reading “Ah—ha!” the man finally managed to gasp, as he steadied himself by seizing a slender sapling.
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading “Ah—ha!” the man finally managed to gasp, as he steadied himself by seizing a slender sapling.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “Ah—ha!” the man finally managed to gasp, as he steadied himself by seizing a slender sapling.
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
made steady or constant
From this reading “Ah—ha!” the man finally managed to gasp, as he steadied himself by seizing a slender sapling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah—ha!” the man finally managed to gasp, as he steadied himself by seizing a slender sapling.
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading OVERBOARD For a moment Constable Jackson, as he had called himself, staggered to retain his footing, for Blake had used no gentleness in thrusting him to one side.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you mean, young man?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you mean, young man?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “What do you mean, young man?
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