Chapter 24 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water. “There’s where she was tied,” he said. “And now she’s gone!” “Maybe she floated away,” suggested Blake. “Not much!” cried Jack.
Chapter 24 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading ““Maybe she floated away,” suggested Blake.”
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading “NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.”
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading ““Maybe she floated away,” suggested Blake.”
brought together in one place
From this reading “NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.”
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.”
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading “NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.”
bound or secured closely
From this reading ““There’s where she was tied,” he said.”
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In this reading ““Maybe she floated away,” suggested Blake.”
In this reading “NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.”
In this reading “NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Maybe she floated away,” suggested Blake.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “Maybe she floated away,” suggested Blake.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Not much!” cried Jack.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
start firing a weapon
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “Maybe she floated away,” suggested Blake.
brought together in one place
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
destroyed or killed
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There’s where she was tied,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
a small worthless amount
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
by chance
From this reading “Maybe she floated away,” suggested Blake.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Not much!” cried Jack.
without speaking
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not much!” cried Jack.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “And now she’s gone!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There’s where she was tied,” he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There’s where she was tied,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And now she’s gone!”
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
having a supporting base
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Maybe she floated away,” suggested Blake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s where she was tied,” he said.
bound or secured closely
From this reading “There’s where she was tied,” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
in or at the place that
From this reading “There’s where she was tied,” he said.
which person or people
From this reading NATALIE IS GONE Camp Fire Girls and camping boys gathered in a little group on the edge of the lake, standing about Jack, who was mutely pointing to a stake in the water.
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