Chapter 9 of The Camp Fire Girls on the Field of Honor is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Camp Fire Girls on the Field of Honor is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier. The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl. Besides it was all too strange! Why should he, a soldier, be afraid, and of her? And why should he be in hiding in this queer tumble-down old place?
Chapter 9 of The Camp Fire Girls on the Field of Honor is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “A MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier.”
aroused or activated
From this reading “A MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier.”
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading “The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.”
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading “And why should he be in hiding in this queer tumble-down old place?”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “A MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “And why should he be in hiding in this queer tumble-down old place?”
possessive form of “sally” — witty remark
From this reading “A MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier.”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “A MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
In this reading “The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.”
quietly in concealment
In this reading “And why should he be in hiding in this queer tumble-down old place?”
In this reading “And why should he be in hiding in this queer tumble-down old place?”
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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 MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Why should he, a soldier, be afraid, and of her?
(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 Besides it was all too strange!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why should he, a soldier, be afraid, and of her?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading A MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier.
aroused or activated
From this reading A MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why should he, a soldier, be afraid, and of her?
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides it was all too strange!
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.
a young female
From this reading The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading And why should he be in hiding in this queer tumble-down old place?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And why should he be in hiding in this queer tumble-down old place?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Besides it was all too strange!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading A MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And why should he be in hiding in this queer tumble-down old place?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And why should he be in hiding in this queer tumble-down old place?
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading And why should he be in hiding in this queer tumble-down old place?
possessive form of “sally” — witty remark
From this reading A MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should he, a soldier, be afraid, and of her?
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading A MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Besides it was all too strange!
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MYSTERY Sally's little cry of astonishment must have awakened the soldier.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And why should he be in hiding in this queer tumble-down old place?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Besides it was all too strange!
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.
in deplorable condition
From this reading And why should he be in hiding in this queer tumble-down old place?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides it was all too strange!
at the time that
From this reading The terror on his face when he first beheld her took away any thought of fear from the girl.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should he, a soldier, be afraid, and of her?
Chapter 9 of The Camp Fire Girls on the Field of Honor by Margaret Vandercook holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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.
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