Chapter 14 of The Golden Boys at the Haunted Camp is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Golden Boys at the Haunted Camp is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END OF THE GHOST. “I suppose we might as well go to bed.” It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement. “We’ll wait till twelve,” Bob yawned. The minutes passed slowly.
Chapter 14 of The Golden Boys at the Haunted Camp is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““We’ll wait till twelve,” Bob yawned.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “THE END OF THE GHOST.”
according to the clock
for a short time
From this reading “It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement.”
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading “It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading ““We’ll wait till twelve,” Bob yawned.”
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading ““We’ll wait till twelve,” Bob yawned.”
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In this reading ““We’ll wait till twelve,” Bob yawned.”
In this reading ““We’ll wait till twelve,” Bob yawned.”
In this reading “The minutes passed slowly.”
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later than; following
From this reading It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I suppose we might as well go to bed.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “I suppose we might as well go to bed.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “We’ll wait till twelve,” Bob yawned.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement.
being one more than ten
From this reading It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE GHOST.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading THE END OF THE GHOST.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I suppose we might as well go to bed.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose we might as well go to bed.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement.
a small worthless amount
From this reading It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I suppose we might as well go to bed.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The minutes passed slowly.
according to the clock
From this reading It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE GHOST.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The minutes passed slowly.
for a short time
From this reading It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The minutes passed slowly.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement.
express a supposition
From this reading “I suppose we might as well go to bed.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE GHOST.
up to a particular time
From this reading “We’ll wait till twelve,” Bob yawned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I suppose we might as well go to bed.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “We’ll wait till twelve,” Bob yawned.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “We’ll wait till twelve,” Bob yawned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was shortly after eleven o’clock and Jack turned down the light as he made the statement.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I suppose we might as well go to bed.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll wait till twelve,” Bob yawned.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “I suppose we might as well go to bed.”
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading “We’ll wait till twelve,” Bob yawned.
Chapter 14 of The Golden Boys at the Haunted Camp by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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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