Chapter 23 of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BACK TO CAMP "It's the fellows, as sure as you live!" cried Dick Travers. "Whoop! Isn't that great, Chubby? Makes me feel like dancing for joy." The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.
Chapter 23 of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading “Isn't that great, Chubby?”
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading “Makes me feel like dancing for joy."”
having lost your job
From this reading “The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.”
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.”
shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm
From this reading “"Whoop!”
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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In this reading “The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.”
In this reading “The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.”
In this reading “Makes me feel like dancing for joy."”
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 The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BACK TO CAMP "It's the fellows, as sure as you live!" cried Dick Travers.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK TO CAMP "It's the fellows, as sure as you live!" cried Dick Travers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading BACK TO CAMP "It's the fellows, as sure as you live!" cried Dick Travers.
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading Isn't that great, Chubby?
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading BACK TO CAMP "It's the fellows, as sure as you live!" cried Dick Travers.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading Makes me feel like dancing for joy."
someone who is a detective
From this reading BACK TO CAMP "It's the fellows, as sure as you live!" cried Dick Travers.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Makes me feel like dancing for joy."
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading BACK TO CAMP "It's the fellows, as sure as you live!" cried Dick Travers.
having lost your job
From this reading The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Makes me feel like dancing for joy."
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Isn't that great, Chubby?
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't that great, Chubby?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BACK TO CAMP "It's the fellows, as sure as you live!" cried Dick Travers.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Makes me feel like dancing for joy."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Makes me feel like dancing for joy."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading BACK TO CAMP "It's the fellows, as sure as you live!" cried Dick Travers.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Makes me feel like dancing for joy."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Makes me feel like dancing for joy."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.
above and across; more than
From this reading The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading BACK TO CAMP "It's the fellows, as sure as you live!" cried Dick Travers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Isn't that great, Chubby?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACK TO CAMP "It's the fellows, as sure as you live!" cried Dick Travers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK TO CAMP "It's the fellows, as sure as you live!" cried Dick Travers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BACK TO CAMP "It's the fellows, as sure as you live!" cried Dick Travers.
shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm
From this reading "Whoop!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The faint report of a gun came over the frosty air, following a signal fired by Yardsley.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BACK TO CAMP "It's the fellows, as sure as you live!" cried Dick Travers.
Chapter 23 of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp by W. Crispin (William Crispin) Sheppard holds 126 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 23 holds 126 sentences of The Rambler Club's Winter Camp, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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