Chapter 7 of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST HUNT "Hi--hi--hey! It's half-past nine; wake up! Hi--hi!" Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up. "What's the use of making such an awful racket, Bob?
Chapter 7 of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “"What's the use of making such an awful racket, Bob?”
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “THE FIRST HUNT "Hi--hi--hey!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “It's half-past nine; wake up!”
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading “"What's the use of making such an awful racket, Bob?”
communicated in words
From this reading “Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “It's half-past nine; wake up!”
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.
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cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading “It's half-past nine; wake up!”
not go to bed
In this reading “Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "What's the use of making such an awful racket, Bob?
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "What's the use of making such an awful racket, Bob?
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT "Hi--hi--hey!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's half-past nine; wake up!
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT "Hi--hi--hey!
an expression of greeting
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT "Hi--hi--hey!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT "Hi--hi--hey!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's half-past nine; wake up!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "What's the use of making such an awful racket, Bob?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading It's half-past nine; wake up!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What's the use of making such an awful racket, Bob?
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading "What's the use of making such an awful racket, Bob?
be seated
From this reading Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "What's the use of making such an awful racket, Bob?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST HUNT "Hi--hi--hey!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It's half-past nine; wake up!
the act of using
From this reading "What's the use of making such an awful racket, Bob?
communicated in words
From this reading Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading It's half-past nine; wake up!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the use of making such an awful racket, Bob?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Bob Somers uttered these words in a manner which made his companions hastily sit up.
Chapter 7 of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp by W. Crispin (William Crispin) Sheppard holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
Chapter 7 holds 130 sentences of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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