Chapter 22 of Wyn's Camping Days is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Wyn's Camping Days is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PRISONERS OF THE TOWER "Fire!" cried Percy Havel. "Oh! what _shall_ we do?" "Well, your yelling about it won't put it out," snapped Frank. But Dave Shepard had sprung up the ladder and immediately announced the trouble. "The axle is getting overheated.
Chapter 22 of Wyn's Camping Days is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a shaft on which a wheel rotates
From this reading “"The axle is getting overheated.”
Czech dramatist and statesman whose plays opposed totalitarianism and who served as president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and president of the Czech Republic since 1993 (born in 1936)
From this reading “THE PRISONERS OF THE TOWER "Fire!" cried Percy Havel.”
heated beyond a safe or desirable point
From this reading “"The axle is getting overheated.”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “THE PRISONERS OF THE TOWER "Fire!" cried Percy Havel.”
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading “But Dave Shepard had sprung up the ladder and immediately announced the trouble.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"Well, your yelling about it won't put it out," snapped Frank.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “But Dave Shepard had sprung up the ladder and immediately announced the trouble.”
uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
From this reading “"Well, your yelling about it won't put it out," snapped Frank.”
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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come into existence; take on form or shape
In this reading “But Dave Shepard had sprung up the ladder and immediately announced the trouble.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, your yelling about it won't put it out," snapped Frank.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Dave Shepard had sprung up the ladder and immediately announced the trouble.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading But Dave Shepard had sprung up the ladder and immediately announced the trouble.
a shaft on which a wheel rotates
From this reading "The axle is getting overheated.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Dave Shepard had sprung up the ladder and immediately announced the trouble.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE PRISONERS OF THE TOWER "Fire!" cried Percy Havel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Dave Shepard had sprung up the ladder and immediately announced the trouble.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh! what _shall_ we do?"
start firing a weapon
From this reading THE PRISONERS OF THE TOWER "Fire!" cried Percy Havel.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "Well, your yelling about it won't put it out," snapped Frank.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "The axle is getting overheated.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Dave Shepard had sprung up the ladder and immediately announced the trouble.
Czech dramatist and statesman whose plays opposed totalitarianism and who served as president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and president of the Czech Republic since 1993 (born in 1936)
From this reading THE PRISONERS OF THE TOWER "Fire!" cried Percy Havel.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading But Dave Shepard had sprung up the ladder and immediately announced the trouble.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The axle is getting overheated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, your yelling about it won't put it out," snapped Frank.
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading But Dave Shepard had sprung up the ladder and immediately announced the trouble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRISONERS OF THE TOWER "Fire!" cried Percy Havel.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! what _shall_ we do?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Well, your yelling about it won't put it out," snapped Frank.
heated beyond a safe or desirable point
From this reading "The axle is getting overheated.
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading THE PRISONERS OF THE TOWER "Fire!" cried Percy Havel.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading THE PRISONERS OF THE TOWER "Fire!" cried Percy Havel.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Well, your yelling about it won't put it out," snapped Frank.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Oh! what _shall_ we do?"
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading But Dave Shepard had sprung up the ladder and immediately announced the trouble.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "Well, your yelling about it won't put it out," snapped Frank.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading But Dave Shepard had sprung up the ladder and immediately announced the trouble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRISONERS OF THE TOWER "Fire!" cried Percy Havel.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading THE PRISONERS OF THE TOWER "Fire!" cried Percy Havel.
a source of difficulty
From this reading But Dave Shepard had sprung up the ladder and immediately announced the trouble.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But Dave Shepard had sprung up the ladder and immediately announced the trouble.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh! what _shall_ we do?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, your yelling about it won't put it out," snapped Frank.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh! what _shall_ we do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, your yelling about it won't put it out," snapped Frank.
uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
From this reading "Well, your yelling about it won't put it out," snapped Frank.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, your yelling about it won't put it out," snapped Frank.
Chapter 22 of Wyn's Camping Days by Amy Bell Marlowe holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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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