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The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp
The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.
"Not at all," greeted Amy.
"Come in.
We are planning another season of activity."
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MR.
/ˈmɪstər/
Line 2
BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.
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"Not at all," greeted Amy.
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"Come in.
/kʌm ɪn/
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We are planning another season of activity."
/wiː ɑːr ˈplænɪŋ əˈnʌðər ˈsiːzən ʌv ækˈtɪvəti/

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activity noun US /ækˈtɪvəti/

any specific behavior

From this reading “We are planning another season of activity."”

apologized verb US /əˈpɑːlədʒaɪzd/

past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing

From this reading “BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.”

clue noun US /kluː/

a slight indication

From this reading “BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.”

disturb verb US /dɪˈstɜːrb/

move deeply

From this reading “BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.”

greeted verb US /ˈɡriːtəd/

past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading “"Not at all," greeted Amy.”

party noun US /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading “BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.”

planning noun US /ˈplænɪŋ/

an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action

From this reading “We are planning another season of activity."”

season noun US /ˈsiːzən/

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading “We are planning another season of activity."”

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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 BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

activitynounUS /ækˈtɪvəti/

any specific behavior

From this reading We are planning another season of activity."

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 "Not at all," greeted Amy.

Amy

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From this reading "Not at all," greeted Amy.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading We are planning another season of activity."

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

apologizedverbUS /əˈpɑːlədʒaɪzd/

past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We are planning another season of activity."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

Blackford

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

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

BLACKFORD'S

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

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

CLUEnounUS /kluː/

a slight indication

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading "Come in.

didn't

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

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

disturbverbUS /dɪˈstɜːrb/

move deeply

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/

past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading "Not at all," greeted Amy.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

HopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Come in.

lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading MR.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Not at all," greeted Amy.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We are planning another season of activity."

partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/

an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action

From this reading We are planning another season of activity."

seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading We are planning another season of activity."

Stonington

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

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We are planning another season of activity."

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading BLACKFORD'S CLUE "Hope I didn't disturb any family party," apologized Mr. Blackford, when he and Will called at the Stonington home a little later that evening.

Chapter 4 of The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp by Laura Lee Hope holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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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