Chapter 22 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed: “Oh, Natalie! How could you? To frighten us so!” “I didn’t mean to.
Chapter 22 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:”
cause fear in
From this reading “To frighten us so!””
made afraid
From this reading “UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:”
plural of “scream” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading “UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:”
not seen or perceived
From this reading “UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:”
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later than; following
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could you?
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From this reading “I didn’t mean to.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
cause fear in
From this reading To frighten us so!”
made afraid
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How could you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t mean to.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I didn’t mean to.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Natalie!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Natalie!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
plural of “scream” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To frighten us so!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
not seen or perceived
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To frighten us so!”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading UNSEEN VISITORS The girls clung to one another, after their first few frightened screams of dismay, and then Mrs. Bonnell exclaimed:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How could you?
Chapter 22 of The Camp Fire Girls by Howard Roger Garis holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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 22 holds 122 sentences of The Camp Fire Girls, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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