Chapter 12 of The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NOW OUR CAMP FIRE'S BURNING LOW. "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan. "It seems like only yesterday that we came. And yet, somehow I feel as if we had always been here together. Won't it seem queer, not to be eating and sleeping together any more?"
Chapter 12 of The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of burning something
From this reading “NOW OUR CAMP FIRE'S BURNING LOW.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “NOW OUR CAMP FIRE'S BURNING LOW.”
the act of consuming food
From this reading “Won't it seem queer, not to be eating and sleeping together any more?"”
possessive form of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading “NOW OUR CAMP FIRE'S BURNING LOW.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Won't it seem queer, not to be eating and sleeping together any more?"”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “Won't it seem queer, not to be eating and sleeping together any more?"”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “And yet, somehow I feel as if we had always been here together.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “"It seems like only yesterday that we came.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And yet, somehow I feel as if we had always been here together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Won't it seem queer, not to be eating and sleeping together any more?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And yet, somehow I feel as if we had always been here together.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Won't it seem queer, not to be eating and sleeping together any more?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And yet, somehow I feel as if we had always been here together.
the act of burning something
From this reading NOW OUR CAMP FIRE'S BURNING LOW.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "It seems like only yesterday that we came.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading NOW OUR CAMP FIRE'S BURNING LOW.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
the act of consuming food
From this reading Won't it seem queer, not to be eating and sleeping together any more?"
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading And yet, somehow I feel as if we had always been here together.
possessive form of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading NOW OUR CAMP FIRE'S BURNING LOW.
the act of departing
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And yet, somehow I feel as if we had always been here together.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And yet, somehow I feel as if we had always been here together.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And yet, somehow I feel as if we had always been here together.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And yet, somehow I feel as if we had always been here together.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It seems like only yesterday that we came.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading NOW OUR CAMP FIRE'S BURNING LOW.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Won't it seem queer, not to be eating and sleeping together any more?"
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Won't it seem queer, not to be eating and sleeping together any more?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading NOW OUR CAMP FIRE'S BURNING LOW.
and nothing more
From this reading "It seems like only yesterday that we came.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading NOW OUR CAMP FIRE'S BURNING LOW.
above and across; more than
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Won't it seem queer, not to be eating and sleeping together any more?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems like only yesterday that we came.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Won't it seem queer, not to be eating and sleeping together any more?"
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading And yet, somehow I feel as if we had always been here together.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Won't it seem queer, not to be eating and sleeping together any more?"
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading And yet, somehow I feel as if we had always been here together.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "It doesn't seem possible that the summer is nearly over and we are going home next week," said Migwan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won't it seem queer, not to be eating and sleeping together any more?"
the day immediately before today
From this reading "It seems like only yesterday that we came.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, somehow I feel as if we had always been here together.
Chapter 12 of The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods by Hildegard G. Frey holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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 12 holds 161 sentences of The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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