Chapter 6 of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished. "I believe it," said Dave, with half closed eyes. "The huts ought to be built before dark; it means a hustle." "Build 'em, then, an'--" the stout boy was nodding. "Hi, hi!
Chapter 6 of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make by combining materials and parts
From this reading “"Build 'em, then, an'--" the stout boy was nodding.”
cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading “"The huts ought to be built before dark; it means a hustle."”
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading “"The huts ought to be built before dark; it means a hustle."”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.”
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading “"Build 'em, then, an'--" the stout boy was nodding.”
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.”
dependable
From this reading “"Build 'em, then, an'--" the stout boy was nodding.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.”
In this reading “"I believe it," said Dave, with half closed eyes.”
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 MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
at or in the front
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Build 'em, then, an'--" the stout boy was nodding.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The huts ought to be built before dark; it means a hustle."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "The huts ought to be built before dark; it means a hustle."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I believe it," said Dave, with half closed eyes.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Build 'em, then, an'--" the stout boy was nodding.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading "Build 'em, then, an'--" the stout boy was nodding.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading "The huts ought to be built before dark; it means a hustle."
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading "I believe it," said Dave, with half closed eyes.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "The huts ought to be built before dark; it means a hustle."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I believe it," said Dave, with half closed eyes.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Build 'em, then, an'--" the stout boy was nodding.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "I believe it," said Dave, with half closed eyes.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "I believe it," said Dave, with half closed eyes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hi, hi!
cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading "The huts ought to be built before dark; it means a hustle."
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading "The huts ought to be built before dark; it means a hustle."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe it," said Dave, with half closed eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I believe it," said Dave, with half closed eyes.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "The huts ought to be built before dark; it means a hustle."
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading "Build 'em, then, an'--" the stout boy was nodding.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "The huts ought to be built before dark; it means a hustle."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I believe it," said Dave, with half closed eyes.
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
dependable
From this reading "Build 'em, then, an'--" the stout boy was nodding.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The huts ought to be built before dark; it means a hustle."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Build 'em, then, an'--" the stout boy was nodding.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The huts ought to be built before dark; it means a hustle."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
having passed out of existence
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Build 'em, then, an'--" the stout boy was nodding.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
at the time that
From this reading MAKING CAMP "We have a big job ahead of us," declared Bob Somers, when every scrap of food had vanished.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I believe it," said Dave, with half closed eyes.
Chapter 6 of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp by W. Crispin (William Crispin) Sheppard holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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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