Chapter 14 of The Camp Fire Girls at School is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Camp Fire Girls at School is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN AUTOMOBILE AND A DRIVER. Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch. As she was sitting down to the table, another young woman came and sat down opposite her. The two glanced at each other. "Why, Elizabeth Kent!" exclaimed the latest arrival.
Chapter 14 of The Camp Fire Girls at School is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “AN AUTOMOBILE AND A DRIVER.”
the central area or commercial center of a town or city
From this reading “Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “AN AUTOMOBILE AND A DRIVER.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “"Why, Elizabeth Kent!" exclaimed the latest arrival.”
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading “"Why, Elizabeth Kent!" exclaimed the latest arrival.”
a building where people go to eat
From this reading “Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.”
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading “Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading “Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.”
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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 AN AUTOMOBILE AND A DRIVER.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AUTOMOBILE AND A DRIVER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN AUTOMOBILE AND A DRIVER.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading As she was sitting down to the table, another young woman came and sat down opposite her.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading "Why, Elizabeth Kent!" exclaimed the latest arrival.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she was sitting down to the table, another young woman came and sat down opposite her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two glanced at each other.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading AN AUTOMOBILE AND A DRIVER.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As she was sitting down to the table, another young woman came and sat down opposite her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As she was sitting down to the table, another young woman came and sat down opposite her.
the central area or commercial center of a town or city
From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading AN AUTOMOBILE AND A DRIVER.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two glanced at each other.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading "Why, Elizabeth Kent!" exclaimed the latest arrival.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Why, Elizabeth Kent!" exclaimed the latest arrival.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading The two glanced at each other.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she was sitting down to the table, another young woman came and sat down opposite her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading "Why, Elizabeth Kent!" exclaimed the latest arrival.
immediately past
From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading "Why, Elizabeth Kent!" exclaimed the latest arrival.
take the midday meal
From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
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From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading As she was sitting down to the table, another young woman came and sat down opposite her.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The two glanced at each other.
a building where people go to eat
From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading As she was sitting down to the table, another young woman came and sat down opposite her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she was sitting down to the table, another young woman came and sat down opposite her.
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading As she was sitting down to the table, another young woman came and sat down opposite her.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading As she was sitting down to the table, another young woman came and sat down opposite her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As she was sitting down to the table, another young woman came and sat down opposite her.
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two glanced at each other.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she was sitting down to the table, another young woman came and sat down opposite her.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Along in the last week of May, Nyoda, on a shopping tour downtown, dropped into a restaurant for a bit of lunch.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Elizabeth Kent!" exclaimed the latest arrival.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading As she was sitting down to the table, another young woman came and sat down opposite her.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading As she was sitting down to the table, another young woman came and sat down opposite her.
Chapter 14 of The Camp Fire Girls at School by Hildegard G. Frey holds 320 sentences, grouped into 64 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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