Chapter 14 of The Putnam Hall Encampment is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Putnam Hall Encampment is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ENCAMPMENT AT LAKE CABOY “Sold!” “I thought all along they might be fellows from Putnam Hall!” “What fools we were to trust them!” Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave. In vain they rushed to the entrance, trying to get out.
Chapter 14 of The Putnam Hall Encampment is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.”
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.”
a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
From this reading “THE ENCAMPMENT AT LAKE CABOY “Sold!””
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading ““What fools we were to trust them!””
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.”
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.”
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading “THE ENCAMPMENT AT LAKE CABOY “Sold!””
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.”
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move out of or depart from
In this reading “In vain they rushed to the entrance, trying to get out.”
In this reading “Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.”
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.
(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 “I thought all along they might be fellows from Putnam Hall!”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I thought all along they might be fellows from Putnam Hall!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ENCAMPMENT AT LAKE CABOY “Sold!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I thought all along they might be fellows from Putnam Hall!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.
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From this reading THE ENCAMPMENT AT LAKE CABOY “Sold!”
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.
a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
From this reading THE ENCAMPMENT AT LAKE CABOY “Sold!”
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading In vain they rushed to the entrance, trying to get out.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “I thought all along they might be fellows from Putnam Hall!”
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “What fools we were to trust them!”
set up or found
From this reading Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I thought all along they might be fellows from Putnam Hall!”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In vain they rushed to the entrance, trying to get out.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “I thought all along they might be fellows from Putnam Hall!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought all along they might be fellows from Putnam Hall!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading THE ENCAMPMENT AT LAKE CABOY “Sold!”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I thought all along they might be fellows from Putnam Hall!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In vain they rushed to the entrance, trying to get out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought all along they might be fellows from Putnam Hall!”
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.
done under pressure
From this reading In vain they rushed to the entrance, trying to get out.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading THE ENCAMPMENT AT LAKE CABOY “Sold!”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENCAMPMENT AT LAKE CABOY “Sold!”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “What fools we were to trust them!”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I thought all along they might be fellows from Putnam Hall!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought all along they might be fellows from Putnam Hall!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What fools we were to trust them!”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “What fools we were to trust them!”
hard to endure
From this reading In vain they rushed to the entrance, trying to get out.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading In vain they rushed to the entrance, trying to get out.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “What fools we were to trust them!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What fools we were to trust them!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What fools we were to trust them!”
at the time that
From this reading Such were some of the remarks made by the students of Pornell Academy when they found themselves prisoners in the cave.
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