Chapter XIII of The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery, “The Masquerade,” is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter XIII of The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery, “The Masquerade,” is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep. “It’s a shame. We were going to have such a big time to-night.” “Indeed, we _will_ have the party anyhow!” said Nyoda emphatically. “We’ll outdo ourselves to make Sylvia have a hilarious time to-night.
Chapter XIII of The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery, “The Masquerade,” is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading ““Indeed, we _will_ have the party anyhow!” said Nyoda emphatically.”
in a state of sleep
From this reading ““I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep.”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading ““Indeed, we _will_ have the party anyhow!” said Nyoda emphatically.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading ““I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep.”
marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
From this reading ““We’ll outdo ourselves to make Sylvia have a hilarious time to-night.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading ““We’ll outdo ourselves to make Sylvia have a hilarious time to-night.”
be or do something to a greater degree
From this reading ““We’ll outdo ourselves to make Sylvia have a hilarious time to-night.”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading ““It’s a shame.”
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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 “It’s a shame.
later than; following
From this reading “I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Indeed, we _will_ have the party anyhow!” said Nyoda emphatically.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We were going to have such a big time to-night.”
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From this reading “I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep.
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “Indeed, we _will_ have the party anyhow!” said Nyoda emphatically.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep.
the act of departing
From this reading We were going to have such a big time to-night.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep.
marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
From this reading “We’ll outdo ourselves to make Sylvia have a hilarious time to-night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Indeed, we _will_ have the party anyhow!” said Nyoda emphatically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s a shame.
engage in
From this reading “We’ll outdo ourselves to make Sylvia have a hilarious time to-night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Indeed, we _will_ have the party anyhow!” said Nyoda emphatically.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “We’ll outdo ourselves to make Sylvia have a hilarious time to-night.
be or do something to a greater degree
From this reading “We’ll outdo ourselves to make Sylvia have a hilarious time to-night.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Indeed, we _will_ have the party anyhow!” said Nyoda emphatically.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “It’s a shame.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We were going to have such a big time to-night.”
express a supposition
From this reading “I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We were going to have such a big time to-night.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were going to have such a big time to-night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were going to have such a big time to-night.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were going to have such a big time to-night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t suppose we’ll have the party now,” observed Gladys, after Sylvia had fallen asleep.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were going to have such a big time to-night.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Indeed, we _will_ have the party anyhow!” said Nyoda emphatically.
Chapter 13 of The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery by Hildegard G. Frey holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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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