Chapter 9 of The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WHITE MEN'S LODGES. "Don't stand so stiffly, Sahwah," said Gladys. "Bend your knees a little. Let yourself go in the air the way you were always telling me to let myself go in the water. See, this way."
Chapter 9 of The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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form a curve
From this reading “"Bend your knees a little.”
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 “"Bend your knees a little.”
plural of “lodge” — English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
From this reading “THE WHITE MEN'S LODGES.”
a public toilet for men
From this reading “THE WHITE MEN'S LODGES.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “"Don't stand so stiffly, Sahwah," said Gladys.”
in a stiff manner
From this reading “"Don't stand so stiffly, Sahwah," said Gladys.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “Let yourself go in the air the way you were always telling me to let myself go in the water.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Let yourself go in the air the way you were always telling me to let myself go in the water.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Bend your knees a little.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Let yourself go in the air the way you were always telling me to let myself go in the water.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Let yourself go in the air the way you were always telling me to let myself go in the water.
form a curve
From this reading "Bend your knees a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't stand so stiffly, Sahwah," said Gladys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't stand so stiffly, Sahwah," said Gladys.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let yourself go in the air the way you were always telling me to let myself go in the water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let yourself go in the air the way you were always telling me to let myself go in the water.
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 "Bend your knees a little.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let yourself go in the air the way you were always telling me to let myself go in the water.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Bend your knees a little.
plural of “lodge” — English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
From this reading THE WHITE MEN'S LODGES.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let yourself go in the air the way you were always telling me to let myself go in the water.
a public toilet for men
From this reading THE WHITE MEN'S LODGES.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Let yourself go in the air the way you were always telling me to let myself go in the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't stand so stiffly, Sahwah," said Gladys.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't stand so stiffly, Sahwah," said Gladys.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See, this way."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Don't stand so stiffly, Sahwah," said Gladys.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "Don't stand so stiffly, Sahwah," said Gladys.
in a stiff manner
From this reading "Don't stand so stiffly, Sahwah," said Gladys.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Let yourself go in the air the way you were always telling me to let myself go in the water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE MEN'S LODGES.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading See, this way."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let yourself go in the air the way you were always telling me to let myself go in the water.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Let yourself go in the air the way you were always telling me to let myself go in the water.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Let yourself go in the air the way you were always telling me to let myself go in the water.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Let yourself go in the air the way you were always telling me to let myself go in the water.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE WHITE MEN'S LODGES.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let yourself go in the air the way you were always telling me to let myself go in the water.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Bend your knees a little.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Let yourself go in the air the way you were always telling me to let myself go in the water.
Chapter 9 of The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods by Hildegard G. Frey holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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 9 holds 239 sentences of The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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