Chapter 15 of The Camp Fire Girls at Driftwood Heights is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Camp Fire Girls at Driftwood Heights is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BLUE WOLF DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “There it is! I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees. “I saw it first! Hurrah for me!” Sarah’s modest proposal fell on deaf ears.
Chapter 15 of The Camp Fire Girls at Driftwood Heights is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading “Sarah’s modest proposal fell on deaf ears.”
third-person singular of “distinguish” — mark as different
From this reading “BLUE WOLF DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “There it is!”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.”
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading “I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.”
a victory cheer
From this reading “Hurrah for me!””
possessive form of “sarah” — (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
From this reading “I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.”
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading “I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.”
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In this reading “Sarah’s modest proposal fell on deaf ears.”
In this reading “I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.”
In this reading “I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.”
sound loudly
In this reading “I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.”
In this reading “Sarah’s modest proposal fell on deaf ears.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading BLUE WOLF DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “There it is!
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading Sarah’s modest proposal fell on deaf ears.
third-person singular of “distinguish” — mark as different
From this reading BLUE WOLF DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “There it is!
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Sarah’s modest proposal fell on deaf ears.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Sarah’s modest proposal fell on deaf ears.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “I saw it first!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hurrah for me!”
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading BLUE WOLF DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “There it is!
a victory cheer
From this reading Hurrah for me!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLUE WOLF DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “There it is!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BLUE WOLF DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “There it is!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hurrah for me!”
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading Sarah’s modest proposal fell on deaf ears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sarah’s modest proposal fell on deaf ears.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
having a point
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading Sarah’s modest proposal fell on deaf ears.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
possessive form of “sarah” — (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading Sarah’s modest proposal fell on deaf ears.
cut with a saw
From this reading “I saw it first!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
in or at that place or location
From this reading BLUE WOLF DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “There it is!
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
a Caucasian
From this reading I see it!” rang out Sarah Manning’s triumphant cry, as she pointed excitedly to a glimmer of white among the thick growth of spruce trees.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading BLUE WOLF DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “There it is!
Chapter 15 of The Camp Fire Girls at Driftwood Heights by Margaret Love Sanderson holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 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 15 holds 229 sentences of The Camp Fire Girls at Driftwood Heights, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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