Chapter 3 of Winona of the Camp Fire is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Winona of the Camp Fire is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Opeechee,” she said, “may I ask you something? Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?” Mrs. Bryan thought for a moment. “There’s no actual reason why we shouldn’t,” she said. “Only the idea is that the dresses should be kept for rather intimate and private things.”
Chapter 3 of Winona of the Camp Fire is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading ““There’s no actual reason why we shouldn’t,” she said.”
United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
From this reading “Mrs. Bryan thought for a moment.”
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading “Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?””
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?””
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading “Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?””
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading ““Only the idea is that the dresses should be kept for rather intimate and private things.””
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading ““Only the idea is that the dresses should be kept for rather intimate and private things.””
be dressed in
From this reading “Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?””
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In this reading “Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?””
temporarily
In this reading “Mrs. Bryan thought for a moment.”
In this reading “Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?””
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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 Mrs. Bryan thought for a moment.
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading “There’s no actual reason why we shouldn’t,” she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Only the idea is that the dresses should be kept for rather intimate and private things.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Opeechee,” she said, “may I ask you something?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?”
United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
From this reading Mrs. Bryan thought for a moment.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?”
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Bryan thought for a moment.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Opeechee,” she said, “may I ask you something?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Only the idea is that the dresses should be kept for rather intimate and private things.”
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading “Only the idea is that the dresses should be kept for rather intimate and private things.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Only the idea is that the dresses should be kept for rather intimate and private things.”
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “Only the idea is that the dresses should be kept for rather intimate and private things.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Opeechee,” she said, “may I ask you something?
a particular point in time
From this reading Mrs. Bryan thought for a moment.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Bryan thought for a moment.
not any; not one
From this reading “There’s no actual reason why we shouldn’t,” she said.
and nothing more
From this reading “Only the idea is that the dresses should be kept for rather intimate and private things.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Opeechee,” she said, “may I ask you something?
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “Only the idea is that the dresses should be kept for rather intimate and private things.”
on the contrary
From this reading “Only the idea is that the dresses should be kept for rather intimate and private things.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Opeechee,” she said, “may I ask you something?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Opeechee,” she said, “may I ask you something?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Only the idea is that the dresses should be kept for rather intimate and private things.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s no actual reason why we shouldn’t,” she said.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Opeechee,” she said, “may I ask you something?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Only the idea is that the dresses should be kept for rather intimate and private things.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s no actual reason why we shouldn’t,” she said.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Only the idea is that the dresses should be kept for rather intimate and private things.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mrs. Bryan thought for a moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “There’s no actual reason why we shouldn’t,” she said.
be dressed in
From this reading Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would there be any reason why the girls couldn’t wear their ceremonial dresses to the dance?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Opeechee,” she said, “may I ask you something?
Chapter 3 of Winona of the Camp Fire by Margaret Widdemer holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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