Chapter 18 of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A QUEER DISTURBANCE “Have we blankets enough?” “It’s sure to be cool before morning.” “We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.” “Oh, but it makes it so close and—er—smelly.” They all laughed at that.
Chapter 18 of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “A QUEER DISTURBANCE “Have we blankets enough?””
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading ““We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.””
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
From this reading “A QUEER DISTURBANCE “Have we blankets enough?””
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading ““We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.””
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “A QUEER DISTURBANCE “Have we blankets enough?””
offensively malodorous
From this reading ““Oh, but it makes it so close and—er—smelly.””
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading ““We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.””
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading ““We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A QUEER DISTURBANCE “Have we blankets enough?”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They all laughed at that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, but it makes it so close and—er—smelly.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They all laughed at that.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It’s sure to be cool before morning.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It’s sure to be cool before morning.”
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading A QUEER DISTURBANCE “Have we blankets enough?”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh, but it makes it so close and—er—smelly.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “Oh, but it makes it so close and—er—smelly.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “It’s sure to be cool before morning.”
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
From this reading A QUEER DISTURBANCE “Have we blankets enough?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading A QUEER DISTURBANCE “Have we blankets enough?”
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading “Oh, but it makes it so close and—er—smelly.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A QUEER DISTURBANCE “Have we blankets enough?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, but it makes it so close and—er—smelly.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s sure to be cool before morning.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading They all laughed at that.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.”
engage in
From this reading “We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “Oh, but it makes it so close and—er—smelly.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “It’s sure to be cool before morning.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, but it makes it so close and—er—smelly.”
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading “We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading A QUEER DISTURBANCE “Have we blankets enough?”
offensively malodorous
From this reading “Oh, but it makes it so close and—er—smelly.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, but it makes it so close and—er—smelly.”
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading “We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “It’s sure to be cool before morning.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all laughed at that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s sure to be cool before morning.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A QUEER DISTURBANCE “Have we blankets enough?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We can burn the oil stove turned down love—that will make the tent warm.”
Chapter 18 of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake by Laura Lee Hope holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 18 holds 104 sentences of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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