Chapter 27 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 27 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?” “Do you feel all right now?” “Let her smell of the ammonia again.” “No, thank you, Marie. It’s too strong.
Chapter 27 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.
a water solution of ammonia
From this reading ““Let her smell of the ammonia again.””
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?””
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading ““Do you feel all right now?””
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?””
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?””
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading ““Let her smell of the ammonia again.””
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “It’s too strong.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading ““No, thank you, Marie.”
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 “It’s too strong.”
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?””
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.
anew
From this reading “Let her smell of the ammonia again.”
(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 “Do you feel all right now?”
a water solution of ammonia
From this reading “Let her smell of the ammonia again.”
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you feel all right now?”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Do you feel all right now?”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Let her smell of the ammonia again.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s too strong.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let her smell of the ammonia again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, thank you, Marie.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, thank you, Marie.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Do you feel all right now?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Do you feel all right now?”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “Let her smell of the ammonia again.”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading It’s too strong.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “No, thank you, Marie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It’s too strong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading AWAITING THE GHOST “Wasn’t it silly of me to go off that way?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you feel all right now?”
Chapter 27 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 27 holds 115 sentences of The Camp Fire Girls, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 27 of The Camp Fire Girls by Howard Roger Garis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 115 sentences, grouped into 23 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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