Chapter 4 of The Woodcraft Girls in the City is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Woodcraft Girls in the City is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Because I am in command of this camp and what I say goes without questioning. Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!” “Wh—h—y! You couldn’t do that!” gasped Eleanor. “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
Chapter 4 of The Woodcraft Girls in the City is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!””
propose a payment
From this reading “Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!””
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading ““Because I am in command of this camp and what I say goes without questioning.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “You couldn’t do that!” gasped Eleanor.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading ““We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.””
remove from a position or office
From this reading ““We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.””
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading ““Because I am in command of this camp and what I say goes without questioning.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading ““We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.””
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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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!””
In this reading ““We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.””
In this reading ““We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.””
In this reading “Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!””
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Because I am in command of this camp and what I say goes without questioning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Because I am in command of this camp and what I say goes without questioning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!”
for the reason that
From this reading “Because I am in command of this camp and what I say goes without questioning.
propose a payment
From this reading Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “Because I am in command of this camp and what I say goes without questioning.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “Because I am in command of this camp and what I say goes without questioning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You couldn’t do that!” gasped Eleanor.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!”
one or the other of two
From this reading Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You couldn’t do that!” gasped Eleanor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading You couldn’t do that!” gasped Eleanor.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “Because I am in command of this camp and what I say goes without questioning.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading “Wh—h—y!
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Because I am in command of this camp and what I say goes without questioning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Because I am in command of this camp and what I say goes without questioning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Because I am in command of this camp and what I say goes without questioning.
on one occasion
From this reading Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!”
remove from a position or office
From this reading “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading “Because I am in command of this camp and what I say goes without questioning.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
express in words
From this reading “Because I am in command of this camp and what I say goes without questioning.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!”
carry out
From this reading Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You couldn’t do that!” gasped Eleanor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Because I am in command of this camp and what I say goes without questioning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wh—h—y!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Because I am in command of this camp and what I say goes without questioning.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Because I am in command of this camp and what I say goes without questioning.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “We can oust you from camp and send you away but it is up to you whether you return home or hang about the woods.”
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading “Wh—h—y!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Either do as I bid you or take your bag and start for home at once!”
Chapter 4 of The Woodcraft Girls in the City by Lillian Elizabeth Roy holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 4 holds 399 sentences of The Woodcraft Girls in the City, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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