Chapter 14 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NIGHT MARCH “We must keep on!” “Yes, we can’t stay here in this lonesome place!” “Oh, if we could only see some house—and ask our way.” “I believe it’s going to rain—I felt a drop on my nose.” “Are you sure it wasn’t a tear, Natalie?”
Chapter 14 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ““Oh, if we could only see some house—and ask our way.””
let fall to the ground
From this reading ““I believe it’s going to rain—I felt a drop on my nose.””
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading ““Yes, we can’t stay here in this lonesome place!””
march in a procession
From this reading “A NIGHT MARCH “We must keep on!””
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading ““I believe it’s going to rain—I felt a drop on my nose.””
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading ““I believe it’s going to rain—I felt a drop on my nose.””
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading ““Yes, we can’t stay here in this lonesome place!””
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading ““Are you sure it wasn’t a tear, Natalie?””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Yes, we can’t stay here in this lonesome place!””
In this reading ““Yes, we can’t stay here in this lonesome place!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NIGHT MARCH “We must keep on!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, if we could only see some house—and ask our way.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you sure it wasn’t a tear, Natalie?”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Oh, if we could only see some house—and ask our way.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I believe it’s going to rain—I felt a drop on my nose.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, we can’t stay here in this lonesome place!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Oh, if we could only see some house—and ask our way.”
let fall to the ground
From this reading “I believe it’s going to rain—I felt a drop on my nose.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “I believe it’s going to rain—I felt a drop on my nose.”
the act of departing
From this reading “I believe it’s going to rain—I felt a drop on my nose.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Yes, we can’t stay here in this lonesome place!”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Oh, if we could only see some house—and ask our way.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I believe it’s going to rain—I felt a drop on my nose.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh, if we could only see some house—and ask our way.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes, we can’t stay here in this lonesome place!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Are you sure it wasn’t a tear, Natalie?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I believe it’s going to rain—I felt a drop on my nose.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading A NIGHT MARCH “We must keep on!”
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading “Yes, we can’t stay here in this lonesome place!”
march in a procession
From this reading A NIGHT MARCH “We must keep on!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A NIGHT MARCH “We must keep on!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I believe it’s going to rain—I felt a drop on my nose.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Are you sure it wasn’t a tear, Natalie?”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A NIGHT MARCH “We must keep on!”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “I believe it’s going to rain—I felt a drop on my nose.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, if we could only see some house—and ask our way.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A NIGHT MARCH “We must keep on!”
and nothing more
From this reading “Oh, if we could only see some house—and ask our way.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Oh, if we could only see some house—and ask our way.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Yes, we can’t stay here in this lonesome place!”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “I believe it’s going to rain—I felt a drop on my nose.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Oh, if we could only see some house—and ask our way.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Oh, if we could only see some house—and ask our way.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Yes, we can’t stay here in this lonesome place!”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Are you sure it wasn’t a tear, Natalie?”
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading “Are you sure it wasn’t a tear, Natalie?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Yes, we can’t stay here in this lonesome place!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I believe it’s going to rain—I felt a drop on my nose.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Are you sure it wasn’t a tear, Natalie?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Oh, if we could only see some house—and ask our way.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A NIGHT MARCH “We must keep on!”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, we can’t stay here in this lonesome place!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you sure it wasn’t a tear, Natalie?”
Chapter 14 of The Camp Fire Girls by Howard Roger Garis holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 14 holds 115 sentences of The Camp Fire Girls, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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