Chapter I
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BY THOMAS NELSON PAGE. AMONG THE CAMPS. Young People’s Stories of the War. Illustrated. Sq.
Among the camps
Chapter I
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BY
THOMAS
NELSON
PAGE.
AMONG
THE
CAMPS.
Young
People’s
Stories
of
the
War.
Illustrated.
Sq.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Among the camps
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Among the camps is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
BY
THOMAS
NELSON
PAGE.
/baɪ ˈtɑːməs ˈnelsən peɪdʒ/
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AMONG
THE
CAMPS.
/əˈmʌŋ ðə kæmps/
Line 3
Young
People’s
Stories
of
the
War.
/jʌŋ ˈpiːpəlz ˈstɔːriz ʌv ðə wɔːr/
Line 4
Illustrated.
/ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
Line 5
Sq.
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
camps
noun
US /kæmps/
plural of “camp” — temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “AMONG THE CAMPS.”
Illustrated
verb
US /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
nelson
noun
US /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “BY THOMAS NELSON PAGE.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “BY THOMAS NELSON PAGE.”
People's
noun
US /ˈpiːpəlz/
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Young People’s Stories of the War.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “BY THOMAS NELSON PAGE.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “Young People’s Stories of the War.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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All words in this reading · 14
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading AMONG THE CAMPS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THOMAS NELSON PAGE.
CAMPSnounUS /kæmps/
plural of “camp” — temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading AMONG THE CAMPS.
IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
NELSONnounUS /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading BY THOMAS NELSON PAGE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Young People’s Stories of the War.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading BY THOMAS NELSON PAGE.
People'snounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Young People’s Stories of the War.
Sq
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sq.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Young People’s Stories of the War.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMONG THE CAMPS.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading BY THOMAS NELSON PAGE.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Young People’s Stories of the War.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young People’s Stories of the War.
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- Thomas
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