Chapter 15 of The Greycliff Girls in Camp is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Greycliff Girls in Camp is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PICNICKERS FROM BOOTHBAY CAMP “O, dear! It’s going to rain today, Eloise, look at the fog!” “That doesn’t mean anything up here, Isabel.” “But it was so cloudy last night, too. If anything happens to spoil the picnic I’ll be mad.”
Chapter 15 of The Greycliff Girls in Camp is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking definite form or limits
From this reading ““But it was so cloudy last night, too.”
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading “It’s going to rain today, Eloise, look at the fog!””
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “If anything happens to spoil the picnic I’ll be mad.””
roused to anger
From this reading “If anything happens to spoil the picnic I’ll be mad.””
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading “If anything happens to spoil the picnic I’ll be mad.””
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “It’s going to rain today, Eloise, look at the fog!””
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “If anything happens to spoil the picnic I’ll be mad.””
the present time or age
From this reading “It’s going to rain today, Eloise, look at the fog!””
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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In this reading ““But it was so cloudy last night, too.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “It’s going to rain today, Eloise, look at the fog!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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any thing at all
From this reading “That doesn’t mean anything up here, Isabel.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It’s going to rain today, Eloise, look at the fog!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If anything happens to spoil the picnic I’ll be mad.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PICNICKERS FROM BOOTHBAY CAMP “O, dear!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But it was so cloudy last night, too.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading PICNICKERS FROM BOOTHBAY CAMP “O, dear!
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading “But it was so cloudy last night, too.
dearly loved
From this reading PICNICKERS FROM BOOTHBAY CAMP “O, dear!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That doesn’t mean anything up here, Isabel.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s going to rain today, Eloise, look at the fog!”
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading It’s going to rain today, Eloise, look at the fog!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PICNICKERS FROM BOOTHBAY CAMP “O, dear!
the act of departing
From this reading It’s going to rain today, Eloise, look at the fog!”
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading If anything happens to spoil the picnic I’ll be mad.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “That doesn’t mean anything up here, Isabel.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If anything happens to spoil the picnic I’ll be mad.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If anything happens to spoil the picnic I’ll be mad.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That doesn’t mean anything up here, Isabel.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But it was so cloudy last night, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s going to rain today, Eloise, look at the fog!”
immediately past
From this reading “But it was so cloudy last night, too.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It’s going to rain today, Eloise, look at the fog!”
roused to anger
From this reading If anything happens to spoil the picnic I’ll be mad.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “That doesn’t mean anything up here, Isabel.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “But it was so cloudy last night, too.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading PICNICKERS FROM BOOTHBAY CAMP “O, dear!
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading If anything happens to spoil the picnic I’ll be mad.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PICNICKERS FROM BOOTHBAY CAMP “O, dear!
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading It’s going to rain today, Eloise, look at the fog!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “But it was so cloudy last night, too.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading If anything happens to spoil the picnic I’ll be mad.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That doesn’t mean anything up here, Isabel.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It’s going to rain today, Eloise, look at the fog!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It’s going to rain today, Eloise, look at the fog!”
the present time or age
From this reading It’s going to rain today, Eloise, look at the fog!”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “But it was so cloudy last night, too.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “That doesn’t mean anything up here, Isabel.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But it was so cloudy last night, too.
Chapter 15 of The Greycliff Girls in Camp by Harriet Pyne Grove holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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 15 holds 138 sentences of The Greycliff Girls in Camp, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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