Chapter 4 of The Camp Fire Girls on the Farm is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Camp Fire Girls on the Farm is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared. She found her chum on the bed, crying as if her heart would break. "Why, Zara, what's the matter? Why are you crying?" she asked. But try as she might, Bessie could get no answer at all from Zara for a long time.
Chapter 4 of The Camp Fire Girls on the Farm is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading “A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.”
terminate
From this reading “She found her chum on the bed, crying as if her heart would break.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “She found her chum on the bed, crying as if her heart would break.”
demanding attention
From this reading “She found her chum on the bed, crying as if her heart would break.”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.”
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading “A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.”
on a floor above
From this reading “A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.”
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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 DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But try as she might, Bessie could get no answer at all from Zara for a long time.
react verbally
From this reading But try as she might, Bessie could get no answer at all from Zara for a long time.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why are you crying?" she asked.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She found her chum on the bed, crying as if her heart would break.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Why are you crying?" she asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She found her chum on the bed, crying as if her heart would break.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
terminate
From this reading She found her chum on the bed, crying as if her heart would break.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But try as she might, Bessie could get no answer at all from Zara for a long time.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading She found her chum on the bed, crying as if her heart would break.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But try as she might, Bessie could get no answer at all from Zara for a long time.
demanding attention
From this reading She found her chum on the bed, crying as if her heart would break.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But try as she might, Bessie could get no answer at all from Zara for a long time.
set up or found
From this reading She found her chum on the bed, crying as if her heart would break.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But try as she might, Bessie could get no answer at all from Zara for a long time.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But try as she might, Bessie could get no answer at all from Zara for a long time.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She found her chum on the bed, crying as if her heart would break.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She found her chum on the bed, crying as if her heart would break.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She found her chum on the bed, crying as if her heart would break.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But try as she might, Bessie could get no answer at all from Zara for a long time.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Why, Zara, what's the matter?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But try as she might, Bessie could get no answer at all from Zara for a long time.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
information about recent and important events
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
not any; not one
From this reading But try as she might, Bessie could get no answer at all from Zara for a long time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She found her chum on the bed, crying as if her heart would break.
on one occasion
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found her chum on the bed, crying as if her heart would break.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But try as she might, Bessie could get no answer at all from Zara for a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading But try as she might, Bessie could get no answer at all from Zara for a long time.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
on a floor above
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Zara, what's the matter?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Zara, what's the matter?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She found her chum on the bed, crying as if her heart would break.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why are you crying?" she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW DANGER Alarmed at this news of Zara, Bessie hurried upstairs at once to the room the two girls shared.
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