Chapter 9 of The Camp Fire Girls on the March is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Camp Fire Girls on the March is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road. "Am I? I didn't realize I was, Dolly. But--well, I suppose it's because I'm rather sorry we're leaving the mountains." "I think the seashore is every bit as nice as the mountains.
Chapter 9 of The Camp Fire Girls on the March is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of discovering something
From this reading “A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.”
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading “A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.”
moody and melancholic
From this reading “A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.”
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “But--well, I suppose it's because I'm rather sorry we're leaving the mountains."”
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading “I didn't realize I was, Dolly.”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “"I think the seashore is every bit as nice as the mountains.”
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading “A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.”
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
From this reading “A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.”
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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 STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
for the reason that
From this reading But--well, I suppose it's because I'm rather sorry we're leaving the mountains."
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From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "I think the seashore is every bit as nice as the mountains.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But--well, I suppose it's because I'm rather sorry we're leaving the mountains."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't realize I was, Dolly.
the act of discovering something
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I think the seashore is every bit as nice as the mountains.
moody and melancholic
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Am I?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But--well, I suppose it's because I'm rather sorry we're leaving the mountains."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I think the seashore is every bit as nice as the mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But--well, I suppose it's because I'm rather sorry we're leaving the mountains."
immediately past
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
the act of departing
From this reading But--well, I suppose it's because I'm rather sorry we're leaving the mountains."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading But--well, I suppose it's because I'm rather sorry we're leaving the mountains."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "I think the seashore is every bit as nice as the mountains.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
on the contrary
From this reading But--well, I suppose it's because I'm rather sorry we're leaving the mountains."
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading I didn't realize I was, Dolly.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading "I think the seashore is every bit as nice as the mountains.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading But--well, I suppose it's because I'm rather sorry we're leaving the mountains."
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
express a supposition
From this reading But--well, I suppose it's because I'm rather sorry we're leaving the mountains."
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think the seashore is every bit as nice as the mountains.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I didn't realize I was, Dolly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But--well, I suppose it's because I'm rather sorry we're leaving the mountains."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading But--well, I suppose it's because I'm rather sorry we're leaving the mountains."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A STARTLING DISCOVERY "Bessie, why are you looking so glum?" asked Dolly, as they started on the last part of their walk, taking the Windsor road.
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