Chapter 4 of The Camp Fire Girls by the Blue Lagoon is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Camp Fire Girls by the Blue Lagoon is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, Polly, you are so quixotic and so unpractical! Suppose you should fall ill again? But there, forgive me, I should not have spoken of such a possibility. When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?" Mrs. Burton laughed.
Chapter 4 of The Camp Fire Girls by the Blue Lagoon is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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regarded with admiration
From this reading “When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"”
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading “Mrs. Burton laughed.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “But there, forgive me, I should not have spoken of such a possibility.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"”
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading “When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"”
a future prospect or potential
From this reading “But there, forgive me, I should not have spoken of such a possibility.”
not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
From this reading “"Oh, Polly, you are so quixotic and so unpractical!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Suppose you should fall ill again?”
In this reading “When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"”
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
In this reading “When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"”
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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 But there, forgive me, I should not have spoken of such a possibility.
regarded with admiration
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
anew
From this reading Suppose you should fall ill again?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, Polly, you are so quixotic and so unpractical!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, Polly, you are so quixotic and so unpractical!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
the two together, not just one
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading Mrs. Burton laughed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there, forgive me, I should not have spoken of such a possibility.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Suppose you should fall ill again?
widely known and esteemed
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading But there, forgive me, I should not have spoken of such a possibility.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But there, forgive me, I should not have spoken of such a possibility.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But there, forgive me, I should not have spoken of such a possibility.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Suppose you should fall ill again?
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Mrs. Burton laughed.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But there, forgive me, I should not have spoken of such a possibility.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Burton laughed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But there, forgive me, I should not have spoken of such a possibility.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there, forgive me, I should not have spoken of such a possibility.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Polly, you are so quixotic and so unpractical!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Polly, you are so quixotic and so unpractical!
a future prospect or potential
From this reading But there, forgive me, I should not have spoken of such a possibility.
not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
From this reading "Oh, Polly, you are so quixotic and so unpractical!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Suppose you should fall ill again?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, Polly, you are so quixotic and so unpractical!
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading But there, forgive me, I should not have spoken of such a possibility.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But there, forgive me, I should not have spoken of such a possibility.
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose you should fall ill again?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there, forgive me, I should not have spoken of such a possibility.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Polly, you are so quixotic and so unpractical!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
at the time that
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading When we are both old and you have grown tired of being famous and admired, will you come here and live with me at my ’House by the Blue Lagoon’?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Polly, you are so quixotic and so unpractical!
Chapter 4 of The Camp Fire Girls by the Blue Lagoon by Margaret Vandercook holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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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