Chapter 6 of The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE THREAT "Then you refuse to help me or to keep my secret?" Polly O'Neill protested indignantly. "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper. We belong to the same Camp Fire Club. And if that means anything I thought it was loyalty and service toward one another.
Chapter 6 of The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “"Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.”
in an indignant manner
From this reading “Polly O'Neill protested indignantly.”
someone in charge of other people
From this reading “"Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.”
the quality of being loyal
From this reading “And if that means anything I thought it was loyalty and service toward one another.”
United States playwright (1888-1953)
From this reading “Polly O'Neill protested indignantly.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “Polly O'Neill protested indignantly.”
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.”
something that is a source of danger
From this reading “THE THREAT "Then you refuse to help me or to keep my secret?"”
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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 "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And if that means anything I thought it was loyalty and service toward one another.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And if that means anything I thought it was loyalty and service toward one another.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.
any thing at all
From this reading And if that means anything I thought it was loyalty and service toward one another.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading We belong to the same Camp Fire Club.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading We belong to the same Camp Fire Club.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading We belong to the same Camp Fire Club.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.
start firing a weapon
From this reading We belong to the same Camp Fire Club.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading THE THREAT "Then you refuse to help me or to keep my secret?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if that means anything I thought it was loyalty and service toward one another.
in an indignant manner
From this reading Polly O'Neill protested indignantly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And if that means anything I thought it was loyalty and service toward one another.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading THE THREAT "Then you refuse to help me or to keep my secret?"
someone in charge of other people
From this reading "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.
the quality of being loyal
From this reading And if that means anything I thought it was loyalty and service toward one another.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE THREAT "Then you refuse to help me or to keep my secret?"
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading And if that means anything I thought it was loyalty and service toward one another.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE THREAT "Then you refuse to help me or to keep my secret?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.
United States playwright (1888-1953)
From this reading Polly O'Neill protested indignantly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE THREAT "Then you refuse to help me or to keep my secret?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Polly O'Neill protested indignantly.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading Polly O'Neill protested indignantly.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading THE THREAT "Then you refuse to help me or to keep my secret?"
Identical; not different.
From this reading We belong to the same Camp Fire Club.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE THREAT "Then you refuse to help me or to keep my secret?"
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading And if that means anything I thought it was loyalty and service toward one another.
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And if that means anything I thought it was loyalty and service toward one another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THREAT "Then you refuse to help me or to keep my secret?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE THREAT "Then you refuse to help me or to keep my secret?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And if that means anything I thought it was loyalty and service toward one another.
something that is a source of danger
From this reading THE THREAT "Then you refuse to help me or to keep my secret?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE THREAT "Then you refuse to help me or to keep my secret?"
in the direction of
From this reading And if that means anything I thought it was loyalty and service toward one another.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And if that means anything I thought it was loyalty and service toward one another.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We belong to the same Camp Fire Club.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Really, Esther, I never knew any one with such a gift for considering herself her sister's keeper.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE THREAT "Then you refuse to help me or to keep my secret?"
Chapter 6 of The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World by Margaret Vandercook holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 6 holds 125 sentences of The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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