Chapter 1 of The Island Camp is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Island Camp is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co. "It'll be an awfully long day," said Robin. "Yes," said Peter and Jan. "We'd better _do_ something then," said Robin. "Yes," said Peter and Jan again.
Chapter 1 of The Island Camp is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a line of approach
From this reading “LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “"It'll be an awfully long day," said Robin.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “"Yes," said Peter and Jan.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “"Yes," said Peter and Jan.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “"It'll be an awfully long day," said Robin.”
the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
From this reading “LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.”
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anew
From this reading "Yes," said Peter and Jan again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It'll be an awfully long day," said Robin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.
a line of approach
From this reading LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.
used as intensifiers
From this reading "It'll be an awfully long day," said Robin.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It'll be an awfully long day," said Robin.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "We'd better _do_ something then," said Robin.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "It'll be an awfully long day," said Robin.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We'd better _do_ something then," said Robin.
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From this reading "It'll be an awfully long day," said Robin.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading "Yes," said Peter and Jan.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "It'll be an awfully long day," said Robin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.
the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)
From this reading LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading "Yes," said Peter and Jan.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading "It'll be an awfully long day," said Robin.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It'll be an awfully long day," said Robin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "We'd better _do_ something then," said Robin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "We'd better _do_ something then," said Robin.
the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
From this reading LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'd better _do_ something then," said Robin.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said Peter and Jan.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading LONDON THE SHELDON PRESS NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C. NEW YORK AND TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN Co.
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