Chapter 10 of The Camp Fire Girls at School is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Camp Fire Girls at School is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHO CUT THE WIRE? The house was packed on this the first night of the Thessalonian play. It was already long past time for the performance to begin. The orchestra finished the overture and waited a few minutes; then began another selection. They played this through, and there was still no indication of the curtain going up.
Chapter 10 of The Camp Fire Girls at School is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “They played this through, and there was still no indication of the curtain going up.”
something that serves to indicate or suggest
From this reading “They played this through, and there was still no indication of the curtain going up.”
a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
From this reading “The orchestra finished the overture and waited a few minutes; then began another selection.”
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
From this reading “The orchestra finished the overture and waited a few minutes; then began another selection.”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “The house was packed on this the first night of the Thessalonian play.”
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading “It was already long past time for the performance to begin.”
the act of choosing or selecting
From this reading “The orchestra finished the overture and waited a few minutes; then began another selection.”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “WHO CUT THE WIRE?”
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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 orchestra finished the overture and waited a few minutes; then began another selection.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It was already long past time for the performance to begin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The orchestra finished the overture and waited a few minutes; then began another selection.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The orchestra finished the overture and waited a few minutes; then began another selection.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The orchestra finished the overture and waited a few minutes; then began another selection.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It was already long past time for the performance to begin.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading They played this through, and there was still no indication of the curtain going up.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading WHO CUT THE WIRE?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The orchestra finished the overture and waited a few minutes; then began another selection.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The orchestra finished the overture and waited a few minutes; then began another selection.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The house was packed on this the first night of the Thessalonian play.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was already long past time for the performance to begin.
the act of departing
From this reading They played this through, and there was still no indication of the curtain going up.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house was packed on this the first night of the Thessalonian play.
something that serves to indicate or suggest
From this reading They played this through, and there was still no indication of the curtain going up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was already long past time for the performance to begin.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was already long past time for the performance to begin.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The orchestra finished the overture and waited a few minutes; then began another selection.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The house was packed on this the first night of the Thessalonian play.
not any; not one
From this reading They played this through, and there was still no indication of the curtain going up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The house was packed on this the first night of the Thessalonian play.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The house was packed on this the first night of the Thessalonian play.
a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
From this reading The orchestra finished the overture and waited a few minutes; then began another selection.
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
From this reading The orchestra finished the overture and waited a few minutes; then began another selection.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading The house was packed on this the first night of the Thessalonian play.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It was already long past time for the performance to begin.
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading It was already long past time for the performance to begin.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The house was packed on this the first night of the Thessalonian play.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading They played this through, and there was still no indication of the curtain going up.
the act of choosing or selecting
From this reading The orchestra finished the overture and waited a few minutes; then began another selection.
not in physical motion
From this reading They played this through, and there was still no indication of the curtain going up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHO CUT THE WIRE?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The orchestra finished the overture and waited a few minutes; then began another selection.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They played this through, and there was still no indication of the curtain going up.
a native or inhabitant of Thessalonica
From this reading The house was packed on this the first night of the Thessalonian play.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They played this through, and there was still no indication of the curtain going up.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The house was packed on this the first night of the Thessalonian play.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They played this through, and there was still no indication of the curtain going up.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was already long past time for the performance to begin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was already long past time for the performance to begin.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They played this through, and there was still no indication of the curtain going up.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The orchestra finished the overture and waited a few minutes; then began another selection.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house was packed on this the first night of the Thessalonian play.
which person or people
From this reading WHO CUT THE WIRE?
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading WHO CUT THE WIRE?
Chapter 10 of The Camp Fire Girls at School by Hildegard G. Frey holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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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