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Chapter 31 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECRET ROOM “What shall we do?” “Let’s run!” “Oh, if—the boys were only here!” Thus three voices whispered. Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
Chapter 31 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.”
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading “Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.”
flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
From this reading “Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Thus three voices whispered.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Thus three voices whispered.”
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 “Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Oh, if—the boys were only here!”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE SECRET ROOM “What shall we do?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Oh, if—the boys were only here!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh, if—the boys were only here!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s run!”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, if—the boys were only here!”
and nothing more
From this reading “Oh, if—the boys were only here!”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE SECRET ROOM “What shall we do?”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Let’s run!”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET ROOM “What shall we do?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE SECRET ROOM “What shall we do?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
express in speech
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET ROOM “What shall we do?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Thus three voices whispered.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus three voices whispered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Thus three voices whispered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Natalie was so busy listening at the chimney, turning her head this way and that, to better catch the sound that came down the flue, that she did not speak.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE SECRET ROOM “What shall we do?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, if—the boys were only here!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE SECRET ROOM “What shall we do?”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Thus three voices whispered.
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