Chapter 6 of The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That's more like it," said Justice approvingly. "Now we can turn around without stubbing our toes against the schoolhouse." "What will Mr. Butts say?" I asked, beginning to have cold chills. "Just wait until that gets between the wind and his nobility!" chuckled Justice.
Chapter 6 of The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an approving manner
From this reading “"That's more like it," said Justice approvingly.”
plural of “butt” — thick end of the handle
From this reading “"What will Mr. Butts say?"”
plural of “chill” — coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “I asked, beginning to have cold chills.”
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “"Just wait until that gets between the wind and his nobility!" chuckled Justice.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “"Just wait until that gets between the wind and his nobility!" chuckled Justice.”
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading “"Just wait until that gets between the wind and his nobility!" chuckled Justice.”
a building where young people receive education
From this reading “"Now we can turn around without stubbing our toes against the schoolhouse."”
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading “"Now we can turn around without stubbing our toes against the schoolhouse."”
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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In this reading “"Just wait until that gets between the wind and his nobility!" chuckled Justice.”
In this reading “I asked, beginning to have cold chills.”
turning in an opposite direction or position
In this reading “"Now we can turn around without stubbing our toes against the schoolhouse."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Now we can turn around without stubbing our toes against the schoolhouse."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Just wait until that gets between the wind and his nobility!" chuckled Justice.
in an approving manner
From this reading "That's more like it," said Justice approvingly.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Now we can turn around without stubbing our toes against the schoolhouse."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked, beginning to have cold chills.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading I asked, beginning to have cold chills.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Just wait until that gets between the wind and his nobility!" chuckled Justice.
plural of “butt” — thick end of the handle
From this reading "What will Mr. Butts say?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Now we can turn around without stubbing our toes against the schoolhouse."
plural of “chill” — coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading I asked, beginning to have cold chills.
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading "Just wait until that gets between the wind and his nobility!" chuckled Justice.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I asked, beginning to have cold chills.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading "Just wait until that gets between the wind and his nobility!" chuckled Justice.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I asked, beginning to have cold chills.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Just wait until that gets between the wind and his nobility!" chuckled Justice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked, beginning to have cold chills.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's more like it," said Justice approvingly.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just wait until that gets between the wind and his nobility!" chuckled Justice.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading "That's more like it," said Justice approvingly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "That's more like it," said Justice approvingly.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "That's more like it," said Justice approvingly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "What will Mr. Butts say?"
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading "Just wait until that gets between the wind and his nobility!" chuckled Justice.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now we can turn around without stubbing our toes against the schoolhouse."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Now we can turn around without stubbing our toes against the schoolhouse."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's more like it," said Justice approvingly.
express in words
From this reading "What will Mr. Butts say?"
a building where young people receive education
From this reading "Now we can turn around without stubbing our toes against the schoolhouse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now we can turn around without stubbing our toes against the schoolhouse."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Just wait until that gets between the wind and his nobility!" chuckled Justice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's more like it," said Justice approvingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now we can turn around without stubbing our toes against the schoolhouse."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I asked, beginning to have cold chills.
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading "Now we can turn around without stubbing our toes against the schoolhouse."
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Now we can turn around without stubbing our toes against the schoolhouse."
up to a particular time
From this reading "Just wait until that gets between the wind and his nobility!" chuckled Justice.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Just wait until that gets between the wind and his nobility!" chuckled Justice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now we can turn around without stubbing our toes against the schoolhouse."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What will Mr. Butts say?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "What will Mr. Butts say?"
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "Just wait until that gets between the wind and his nobility!" chuckled Justice.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Now we can turn around without stubbing our toes against the schoolhouse."
Chapter 6 of The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road by Hildegard G. Frey holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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