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A Campfire Girl's Happiness

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of A Campfire Girl's Happiness is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Jane L. Stewart • Curated US English Learning Edition
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A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.
They drew off to a little distance, but they kept their eyes on them.
"They don't look as if they could run very fast," said Dolly, hopefully.
"Don't you think we might be able to make a break and get away?"
"Where to, Dolly?
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A Campfire Girl's Happiness

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of A Campfire Girl's Happiness is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.
Line 2
They drew off to a little distance, but they kept their eyes on them.
/ðeɪ druː ɔːf tuː ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdɪstəns bʌt ðeɪ kept ðer aɪz ɑːn ðem/
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"They don't look as if they could run very fast," said Dolly, hopefully.
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"Don't you think we might be able to make a break and get away?"
Line 5
"Where to, Dolly?
/wer tuː ˈdɑːli/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Bates verb US /beɪts/

third-person singular of “bate” — moderate or restrain; lessen the force of

From this reading “A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beckoning verb US /ˈbekənɪŋ/

-ing form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod

From this reading “A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Columbia noun US /kəˈlʌmbiə/

a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
disappeared verb US /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd/

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading “A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Dolly noun US /ˈdɑːli/

conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted

From this reading “"They don't look as if they could run very fast," said Dolly, hopefully.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Holmes noun US /hoʊmz/

a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

From this reading “A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hopefully adverb US /ˈhoʊpfəli/

with hope; in a hopeful manner

From this reading “"They don't look as if they could run very fast," said Dolly, hopefully.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lucky adjective US /ˈlʌki/

occurring by chance

From this reading “A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

dozen men noun + noun

In this reading “A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.”

2,965 times in 225,867 chapters
little distance adjective + noun

In this reading “They drew off to a little distance, but they kept their eyes on them.”

7,808 times in 225,867 chapters
get away verb + particle

run away from confinement

In this reading “"Don't you think we might be able to make a break and get away?"”

30,003 times in 225,867 chapters
for a minute preposition + article + noun counted as “for … minute”

In this reading “A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.”

15,140 times in 225,867 chapters
other men adjective + noun

In this reading “A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.”

16,858 times in 225,867 chapters
come out verb + adjective

appear or become visible; make a showing

In this reading “A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.”

94,648 times in 225,867 chapters
three girls noun + noun counted as “three girl”

In this reading “A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.”

1,885 times in 225,867 chapters
go with verb + particle

be present or associated with an event or entity

In this reading “A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.”

55,106 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 64

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading "Don't you think we might be able to make a break and get away?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "They don't look as if they could run very fast," said Dolly, hopefully.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "Don't you think we might be able to make a break and get away?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BatesverbUS /beɪts/

third-person singular of “bate” — moderate or restrain; lessen the force of

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Don't you think we might be able to make a break and get away?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beckoningverbUS /ˈbekənɪŋ/

-ing form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
breakverbUS /breɪk/

terminate

From this reading "Don't you think we might be able to make a break and get away?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They drew off to a little distance, but they kept their eyes on them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ColumbianounUS /kəˈlʌmbiə/

a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "They don't look as if they could run very fast," said Dolly, hopefully.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
disappearedverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd/

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading They drew off to a little distance, but they kept their eyes on them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DollynounUS /ˈdɑːli/

conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted

From this reading "They don't look as if they could run very fast," said Dolly, hopefully.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "They don't look as if they could run very fast," said Dolly, hopefully.

Pending verification
dozennounUS /ˈdʌzən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
drewnounUS /druː/

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading They drew off to a little distance, but they kept their eyes on them.

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Eleanor

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

Pending verification
eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading They drew off to a little distance, but they kept their eyes on them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fastadverbUS /fæst/

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading "They don't look as if they could run very fast," said Dolly, hopefully.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Don't you think we might be able to make a break and get away?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HalfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/

a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hopefullyadverbUS /ˈhoʊpfəli/

with hope; in a hopeful manner

From this reading "They don't look as if they could run very fast," said Dolly, hopefully.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "They don't look as if they could run very fast," said Dolly, hopefully.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
keptadjectiveUS /kept/

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading They drew off to a little distance, but they kept their eyes on them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading They drew off to a little distance, but they kept their eyes on them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "They don't look as if they could run very fast," said Dolly, hopefully.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LUCKYadjectiveUS /ˈlʌki/

occurring by chance

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading "Don't you think we might be able to make a break and get away?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MEETINGnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "Don't you think we might be able to make a break and get away?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading They drew off to a little distance, but they kept their eyes on them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They drew off to a little distance, but they kept their eyes on them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
runverbUS /rʌn/

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading "They don't look as if they could run very fast," said Dolly, hopefully.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "They don't look as if they could run very fast," said Dolly, hopefully.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They drew off to a little distance, but they kept their eyes on them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They drew off to a little distance, but they kept their eyes on them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They drew off to a little distance, but they kept their eyes on them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "Don't you think we might be able to make a break and get away?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Trenwith

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

Pending verification
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading "They don't look as if they could run very fast," said Dolly, hopefully.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Don't you think we might be able to make a break and get away?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "Where to, Dolly?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING Half a dozen men had come out to the _Columbia_ with Holmes and Bates, and now, while Holmes himself disappeared for a minute, beckoning to Trenwith to go with him, the other men watched Eleanor and the three girls.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Don't you think we might be able to make a break and get away?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 13 of A Campfire Girl's Happiness by Jane L. Stewart holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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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About 225 minutes of reading across 541 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read A Campfire Girl's Happiness section by section

How to work through A Campfire Girl's Happiness section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 15 chapters of A Campfire Girl's Happiness to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in A Campfire Girl's Happiness

Words and structures a reader meets early in A Campfire Girl's Happiness, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Beach
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Campfire Girl's Happiness; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Shine
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Campfire Girl's Happiness; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Scene
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Campfire Girl's Happiness; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Confusion
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Campfire Girl's Happiness; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.