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Chapter 11 of The Camp Fire Girls at Camp Keewaydin is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?" Sahwah's forehead puckered up with the force of her reflection. "Oh, not right by the dock," said Jo Severance decidely. "That would be too modern and--commonplace. It's lots more epic to be dashed against a rocky cliff.
Chapter 11 of The Camp Fire Girls at Camp Keewaydin is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steep high face of rock
From this reading “It's lots more epic to be dashed against a rocky cliff.”
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading “"That would be too modern and--commonplace.”
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading “THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"”
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading “It's lots more epic to be dashed against a rocky cliff.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “It's lots more epic to be dashed against a rocky cliff.”
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “It's lots more epic to be dashed against a rocky cliff.”
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
From this reading “"Oh, not right by the dock," said Jo Severance decidely.”
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
From this reading “THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"”
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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 THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It's lots more epic to be dashed against a rocky cliff.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That would be too modern and--commonplace.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That would be too modern and--commonplace.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"
a steep high face of rock
From this reading It's lots more epic to be dashed against a rocky cliff.
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading "That would be too modern and--commonplace.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading It's lots more epic to be dashed against a rocky cliff.
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From this reading "Oh, not right by the dock," said Jo Severance decidely.
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading It's lots more epic to be dashed against a rocky cliff.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Sahwah's forehead puckered up with the force of her reflection.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Sahwah's forehead puckered up with the force of her reflection.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sahwah's forehead puckered up with the force of her reflection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's lots more epic to be dashed against a rocky cliff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, not right by the dock," said Jo Severance decidely.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"
a large number or amount
From this reading It's lots more epic to be dashed against a rocky cliff.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading "That would be too modern and--commonplace.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It's lots more epic to be dashed against a rocky cliff.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, not right by the dock," said Jo Severance decidely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sahwah's forehead puckered up with the force of her reflection.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, not right by the dock," said Jo Severance decidely.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"
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From this reading Sahwah's forehead puckered up with the force of her reflection.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading Sahwah's forehead puckered up with the force of her reflection.
precisely, exactly
From this reading THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading It's lots more epic to be dashed against a rocky cliff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sahwah's forehead puckered up with the force of her reflection.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, not right by the dock," said Jo Severance decidely.
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
From this reading "Oh, not right by the dock," said Jo Severance decidely.
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
From this reading THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That would be too modern and--commonplace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"
a special situation
From this reading THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's lots more epic to be dashed against a rocky cliff.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "That would be too modern and--commonplace.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"
in or at the place that
From this reading THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sahwah's forehead puckered up with the force of her reflection.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE STUNT'S THE THING "Where would a shipwreck look best, right by the dock, or farther up the shore?"
Chapter 11 of The Camp Fire Girls at Camp Keewaydin by Hildegard G. Frey holds 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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.
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