Chapter 15 of The Camp Fire Girls at School is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Camp Fire Girls at School is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ESCAPE. "No mistake about our being here!" gasped Nyoda. Her knees failed her and she sank weakly to the floor. "What can that mean? Are we kidnapped?
Chapter 15 of The Camp Fire Girls at School is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “THE ESCAPE.”
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “Her knees failed her and she sank weakly to the floor.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “"No mistake about our being here!" gasped Nyoda.”
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading “Are we kidnapped?”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “Her knees failed her and she sank weakly to the floor.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"No mistake about our being here!" gasped Nyoda.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “Her knees failed her and she sank weakly to the floor.”
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading “Her knees failed her and she sank weakly to the floor.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "No mistake about our being here!" gasped Nyoda.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her knees failed her and she sank weakly to the floor.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are we kidnapped?
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "No mistake about our being here!" gasped Nyoda.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can that mean?
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE ESCAPE.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Her knees failed her and she sank weakly to the floor.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Her knees failed her and she sank weakly to the floor.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "No mistake about our being here!" gasped Nyoda.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her knees failed her and she sank weakly to the floor.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "No mistake about our being here!" gasped Nyoda.
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading Are we kidnapped?
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Her knees failed her and she sank weakly to the floor.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What can that mean?
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "No mistake about our being here!" gasped Nyoda.
not any; not one
From this reading "No mistake about our being here!" gasped Nyoda.
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From this reading "No mistake about our being here!" gasped Nyoda.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "No mistake about our being here!" gasped Nyoda.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Her knees failed her and she sank weakly to the floor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her knees failed her and she sank weakly to the floor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What can that mean?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her knees failed her and she sank weakly to the floor.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Are we kidnapped?
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading Her knees failed her and she sank weakly to the floor.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can that mean?
Chapter 15 of The Camp Fire Girls at School by Hildegard G. Frey holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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 142 sentences of The Camp Fire Girls at School, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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