Chapter 1 of The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEW WINNEBAGO. Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon. "Sister Anne, sister Anne," called Migwan from the rocks below, "do you see any one coming?" Sahwah lowered her glass and shook her head. "No sign of the _Bluebird_ yet," she answered.
Chapter 1 of The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
an athletic competition that involves diving into water
From this reading “Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.”
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading “Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.”
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading “Sahwah lowered her glass and shook her head.”
having eyes half closed in order to see better
From this reading “Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.”
the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
From this reading “Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.”
a member of the Siouan-speaking people formerly living in eastern Wisconsin south of Green Bay; ally of the Menomini and enemy of the Fox and Sauk people
From this reading “A NEW WINNEBAGO.”
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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 A NEW WINNEBAGO.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sahwah lowered her glass and shook her head.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading "Sister Anne, sister Anne," called Migwan from the rocks below, "do you see any one coming?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "No sign of the _Bluebird_ yet," she answered.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Sister Anne, sister Anne," called Migwan from the rocks below, "do you see any one coming?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "Sister Anne, sister Anne," called Migwan from the rocks below, "do you see any one coming?"
fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
From this reading "No sign of the _Bluebird_ yet," she answered.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Sister Anne, sister Anne," called Migwan from the rocks below, "do you see any one coming?"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Sister Anne, sister Anne," called Migwan from the rocks below, "do you see any one coming?"
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.
an athletic competition that involves diving into water
From this reading Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Sister Anne, sister Anne," called Migwan from the rocks below, "do you see any one coming?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Sister Anne, sister Anne," called Migwan from the rocks below, "do you see any one coming?"
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Sahwah lowered her glass and shook her head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Sahwah lowered her glass and shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sahwah lowered her glass and shook her head.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading Sahwah lowered her glass and shook her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sister Anne, sister Anne," called Migwan from the rocks below, "do you see any one coming?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW WINNEBAGO.
not any; not one
From this reading "No sign of the _Bluebird_ yet," she answered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Sister Anne, sister Anne," called Migwan from the rocks below, "do you see any one coming?"
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "Sister Anne, sister Anne," called Migwan from the rocks below, "do you see any one coming?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Sister Anne, sister Anne," called Migwan from the rocks below, "do you see any one coming?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No sign of the _Bluebird_ yet," she answered.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Sahwah lowered her glass and shook her head.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading "No sign of the _Bluebird_ yet," she answered.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Sister Anne, sister Anne," called Migwan from the rocks below, "do you see any one coming?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.
having eyes half closed in order to see better
From this reading Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.
the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
From this reading Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Sahwah the Sunfish sat on top of the diving tower squinting through Nakwisi's spy-glass at the distant horizon.
a member of the Siouan-speaking people formerly living in eastern Wisconsin south of Green Bay; ally of the Menomini and enemy of the Fox and Sauk people
From this reading A NEW WINNEBAGO.
but in spite of that
From this reading "No sign of the _Bluebird_ yet," she answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sister Anne, sister Anne," called Migwan from the rocks below, "do you see any one coming?"
Chapter 1 of The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods by Hildegard G. Frey holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 1 holds 127 sentences of The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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