Chapter 4 of The Camp Fire Girls at School is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Camp Fire Girls at School is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER KITCHEN. The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation. "The first pleasant Saturday," said Nyoda. "Remember, it's my treat," said Gladys. The first week in November was as balmy as May, with every promise of fine weather on Saturday.
Chapter 4 of The Camp Fire Girls at School is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “The first week in November was as balmy as May, with every promise of fine weather on Saturday.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.”
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading “The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “ANOTHER KITCHEN.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “The first week in November was as balmy as May, with every promise of fine weather on Saturday.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “"The first pleasant Saturday," said Nyoda.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “"Remember, it's my treat," said Gladys.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “The first week in November was as balmy as May, with every promise of fine weather on Saturday.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER KITCHEN.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The first week in November was as balmy as May, with every promise of fine weather on Saturday.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading The first week in November was as balmy as May, with every promise of fine weather on Saturday.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The first week in November was as balmy as May, with every promise of fine weather on Saturday.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The first week in November was as balmy as May, with every promise of fine weather on Saturday.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "The first pleasant Saturday," said Nyoda.
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From this reading The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Remember, it's my treat," said Gladys.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading ANOTHER KITCHEN.
immediately past
From this reading The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The first week in November was as balmy as May, with every promise of fine weather on Saturday.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Remember, it's my treat," said Gladys.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading The first week in November was as balmy as May, with every promise of fine weather on Saturday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first week in November was as balmy as May, with every promise of fine weather on Saturday.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "The first pleasant Saturday," said Nyoda.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading The first week in November was as balmy as May, with every promise of fine weather on Saturday.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Remember, it's my treat," said Gladys.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The first pleasant Saturday," said Nyoda.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "The first pleasant Saturday," said Nyoda.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night of the last Camp Fire Meeting Gladys and Nyoda might have been seen in close consultation.
interact in a certain way
From this reading "Remember, it's my treat," said Gladys.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first week in November was as balmy as May, with every promise of fine weather on Saturday.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The first week in November was as balmy as May, with every promise of fine weather on Saturday.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The first week in November was as balmy as May, with every promise of fine weather on Saturday.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first week in November was as balmy as May, with every promise of fine weather on Saturday.
Chapter 4 of The Camp Fire Girls at School by Hildegard G. Frey holds 309 sentences, grouped into 62 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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