Chapter 20 of The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DR. WRIGHT TO THE RESCUE Nan went sadly off. What should she do? Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs. Even if the young physician did bore her mother, it was necessary now for him to step in.
Chapter 20 of The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to be bored
From this reading “Even if the young physician did bore her mother, it was necessary now for him to step in.”
plural of “carter” — Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.”
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading “Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.”
your grandmother
From this reading “WRIGHT TO THE RESCUE Nan went sadly off.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Even if the young physician did bore her mother, it was necessary now for him to step in.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “WRIGHT TO THE RESCUE Nan went sadly off.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “WRIGHT TO THE RESCUE Nan went sadly off.”
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading “WRIGHT TO THE RESCUE Nan went sadly off.”
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anew
In this reading “Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.”
In this reading “Even if the young physician did bore her mother, it was necessary now for him to step in.”
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matters of personal concern
From this reading Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.
cause to be bored
From this reading Even if the young physician did bore her mother, it was necessary now for him to step in.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.
plural of “carter” — Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.
characterized by great determination
From this reading Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Even if the young physician did bore her mother, it was necessary now for him to step in.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What should she do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DR.
divisible by two
From this reading Even if the young physician did bore her mother, it was necessary now for him to step in.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even if the young physician did bore her mother, it was necessary now for him to step in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even if the young physician did bore her mother, it was necessary now for him to step in.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even if the young physician did bore her mother, it was necessary now for him to step in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even if the young physician did bore her mother, it was necessary now for him to step in.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Even if the young physician did bore her mother, it was necessary now for him to step in.
your grandmother
From this reading WRIGHT TO THE RESCUE Nan went sadly off.
absolutely essential
From this reading Even if the young physician did bore her mother, it was necessary now for him to step in.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Even if the young physician did bore her mother, it was necessary now for him to step in.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WRIGHT TO THE RESCUE Nan went sadly off.
on one occasion
From this reading Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Even if the young physician did bore her mother, it was necessary now for him to step in.
free from harm or evil
From this reading WRIGHT TO THE RESCUE Nan went sadly off.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading WRIGHT TO THE RESCUE Nan went sadly off.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What should she do?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should she do?
express in speech
From this reading Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Even if the young physician did bore her mother, it was necessary now for him to step in.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WRIGHT TO THE RESCUE Nan went sadly off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WRIGHT TO THE RESCUE Nan went sadly off.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dr. Wright was expected at the camp that afternoon and she determined to speak to him and ask him once more to interfere in the Carters' affairs.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading WRIGHT TO THE RESCUE Nan went sadly off.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What should she do?
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading WRIGHT TO THE RESCUE Nan went sadly off.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Even if the young physician did bore her mother, it was necessary now for him to step in.
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