Chapter 12 of The Girls of Central High in Camp is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Girls of Central High in Camp is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened. Laura pinched Liz and said: "She dropped those plates. Guess we won't make her pay for the broken ones, girls. Go on, now. I'll finish helping Liz wipe them."
Chapter 12 of The Girls of Central High in Camp is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “I'll finish helping Liz wipe them."”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened.”
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “I'll finish helping Liz wipe them."”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Guess we won't make her pay for the broken ones, girls.”
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading “Laura pinched Liz and said: "She dropped those plates.”
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “Laura pinched Liz and said: "She dropped those plates.”
rub with a circular motion
From this reading “I'll finish helping Liz wipe them."”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Guess we won't make her pay for the broken ones, girls.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Laura pinched Liz and said: "She dropped those plates.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading I'll finish helping Liz wipe them."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Guess we won't make her pay for the broken ones, girls.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go on, now.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Guess we won't make her pay for the broken ones, girls.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened.
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading I'll finish helping Liz wipe them."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Guess we won't make her pay for the broken ones, girls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll finish helping Liz wipe them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura pinched Liz and said: "She dropped those plates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura pinched Liz and said: "She dropped those plates.
engage in
From this reading Guess we won't make her pay for the broken ones, girls.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Go on, now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Go on, now.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Guess we won't make her pay for the broken ones, girls.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Guess we won't make her pay for the broken ones, girls.
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading Laura pinched Liz and said: "She dropped those plates.
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading Laura pinched Liz and said: "She dropped those plates.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Laura pinched Liz and said: "She dropped those plates.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Laura pinched Liz and said: "She dropped those plates.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I'll finish helping Liz wipe them."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Laura pinched Liz and said: "She dropped those plates.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Guess we won't make her pay for the broken ones, girls.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE "KLEPTOMANIANTIC" GHOST The other girls crowded around then and wanted to know what had happened.
rub with a circular motion
From this reading I'll finish helping Liz wipe them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guess we won't make her pay for the broken ones, girls.
Chapter 12 of The Girls of Central High in Camp by Gertrude W. Morrison holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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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