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The High School Boys in Summer Camp

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.
"Tag" he urged, "be a real fellow.
Show some grit, and purpose.
No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.
Come, get up and come along, like a real fellow with real grit, won't you?"
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The High School Boys in Summer Camp

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of The High School Boys in Summer Camp is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.
/kənˈkluːʒən æz ə læst rɪˈzɔːrt ðə haɪ skuːl bɔɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tuː meɪk wʌn mɔːr ˈefərt tuː juːs pərˈsweɪʒən/
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"Tag" he urged, "be a real fellow.
/tæɡ hiː ɜːrdʒd biː ə riːl ˈfeloʊ/
Line 3
Show some grit, and purpose.
/ʃoʊ sʌm ɡrɪt ənd ˈpɜːrpəs/
Line 4
No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.
Line 5
Come, get up and come along, like a real fellow with real grit, won't you?"

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

camp noun US /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading “No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.”

conclusion noun US /kənˈkluːʒən/

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading “CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.”

grit noun US /ɡrɪt/

a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

From this reading “Show some grit, and purpose.”

persuasion noun US /pərˈsweɪʒən/

the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

From this reading “CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.”

resort noun US /rɪˈzɔːrt/

a hotel located in a resort area

From this reading “CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.”

sand noun US /sænd/

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading “No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.”

Tag verb US /tæɡ/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading “"Tag" he urged, "be a real fellow.”

urged verb US /ɜːrdʒd/

past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction

From this reading “"Tag" he urged, "be a real fellow.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Come, get up and come along, like a real fellow with real grit, won't you?"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Show some grit, and purpose.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Tag" he urged, "be a real fellow.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.

campnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Come, get up and come along, like a real fellow with real grit, won't you?"

CONCLUSIONnounUS /kənˈkluːʒən/

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.

decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/

recognizable; marked

From this reading CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

effortnounUS /ˈefərt/

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/

a boy or man

From this reading "Tag" he urged, "be a real fellow.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

gritnounUS /ɡrɪt/

a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

From this reading Show some grit, and purpose.

haven't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Tag" he urged, "be a real fellow.

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Come, get up and come along, like a real fellow with real grit, won't you?"

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

persuasionnounUS /pərˈsweɪʒən/

the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

From this reading CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.

purposenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəs/

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading Show some grit, and purpose.

realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading "Tag" he urged, "be a real fellow.

resortnounUS /rɪˈzɔːrt/

a hotel located in a resort area

From this reading CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.

sandnounUS /sænd/

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.

ShowverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Show some grit, and purpose.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Show some grit, and purpose.

TagverbUS /tæɡ/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading "Tag" he urged, "be a real fellow.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

urgedverbUS /ɜːrdʒd/

past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction

From this reading "Tag" he urged, "be a real fellow.

usenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading CONCLUSION As a last resort the high school boy decided to make one more effort to use persuasion.

walknounUS /wɔːk/

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

won't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Come, get up and come along, like a real fellow with real grit, won't you?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

you've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading No matter what you've done, or what you haven't done, show that you've sand enough to get up and walk back into camp with me---to meet your father.

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