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Chapter 1 of Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ABOUT TEETH AND TEDDY BEARS. "Girls, I have some great news for you. I'm sure you'll be interested, and I hope you'll be as delighted as I am. Come on, all of you. Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
Chapter 1 of Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading “ABOUT TEETH AND TEDDY BEARS.”
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."”
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."”
greatly pleased
From this reading “I'm sure you'll be interested, and I hope you'll be as delighted as I am.”
assemble or get together
From this reading “Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."”
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading “I'm sure you'll be interested, and I hope you'll be as delighted as I am.”
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “ABOUT TEETH AND TEDDY BEARS.”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “ABOUT TEETH AND TEDDY BEARS.”
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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 Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ABOUT TEETH AND TEDDY BEARS.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Come on, all of you.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I'm sure you'll be interested, and I hope you'll be as delighted as I am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ABOUT TEETH AND TEDDY BEARS.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm sure you'll be interested, and I hope you'll be as delighted as I am.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'm sure you'll be interested, and I hope you'll be as delighted as I am.
have
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading ABOUT TEETH AND TEDDY BEARS.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come on, all of you.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
greatly pleased
From this reading I'm sure you'll be interested, and I hope you'll be as delighted as I am.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Girls, I have some great news for you.
assemble or get together
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Girls, I have some great news for you.
the act of departing
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Girls, I have some great news for you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Girls, I have some great news for you.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I'm sure you'll be interested, and I hope you'll be as delighted as I am.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Girls, I have some great news for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm sure you'll be interested, and I hope you'll be as delighted as I am.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading I'm sure you'll be interested, and I hope you'll be as delighted as I am.
and nothing more
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
information about recent and important events
From this reading "Girls, I have some great news for you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Come on, all of you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come on, all of you.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Girls, I have some great news for you.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I'm sure you'll be interested, and I hope you'll be as delighted as I am.
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading ABOUT TEETH AND TEDDY BEARS.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading ABOUT TEETH AND TEDDY BEARS.
express in words
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Girls, I have some great news for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm sure you'll be interested, and I hope you'll be as delighted as I am.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I'll tell you something that will--that will--Teddy Bear your teeth."
Chapter 1 of Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes by Stella M. Francis holds 43 sentences, grouped into 9 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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