Chapter 14 of The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FORAGERS "Miss Douglas, them week-enders done cl'ared the coop. Thain't nary chicken lef' standin' on a laig. Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper." "All of them gone, Oscar?" "Yas'm!
Chapter 14 of The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “Thain't nary chicken lef' standin' on a laig.”
a farm building for housing poultry
From this reading “THE FORAGERS "Miss Douglas, them week-enders done cl'ared the coop.”
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “THE FORAGERS "Miss Douglas, them week-enders done cl'ared the coop.”
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading “Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."”
plural of “hungarian” — a native or inhabitant of Hungary
From this reading “Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."”
(used with singular count nouns) colloquial for “not a” or “not one” or “never a”
From this reading “Thain't nary chicken lef' standin' on a laig.”
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading “"All of them gone, Oscar?"”
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading “Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."”
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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 Thain't nary chicken lef' standin' on a laig.
(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 "All of them gone, Oscar?"
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading Thain't nary chicken lef' standin' on a laig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FORAGERS "Miss Douglas, them week-enders done cl'ared the coop.
a farm building for housing poultry
From this reading THE FORAGERS "Miss Douglas, them week-enders done cl'ared the coop.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading THE FORAGERS "Miss Douglas, them week-enders done cl'ared the coop.
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading THE FORAGERS "Miss Douglas, them week-enders done cl'ared the coop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FORAGERS "Miss Douglas, them week-enders done cl'ared the coop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "All of them gone, Oscar?"
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."
plural of “hungarian” — a native or inhabitant of Hungary
From this reading Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thain't nary chicken lef' standin' on a laig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thain't nary chicken lef' standin' on a laig.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE FORAGERS "Miss Douglas, them week-enders done cl'ared the coop.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."
(used with singular count nouns) colloquial for “not a” or “not one” or “never a”
From this reading Thain't nary chicken lef' standin' on a laig.
not any; not one
From this reading Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thain't nary chicken lef' standin' on a laig.
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading "All of them gone, Oscar?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thain't nary chicken lef' standin' on a laig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thain't nary chicken lef' standin' on a laig.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FORAGERS "Miss Douglas, them week-enders done cl'ared the coop.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE FORAGERS "Miss Douglas, them week-enders done cl'ared the coop.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looks like these here Hungarians don't think no mo' of 'vourin' a chicken than a turkey does of gobblin' up a grasshopper."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FORAGERS "Miss Douglas, them week-enders done cl'ared the coop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yas'm!
Chapter 14 of The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp by Nell Speed holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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.
Chapter 14 holds 248 sentences of The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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