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Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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THE RUNAWAY.
The boy was excited.
Evidently he was laboring under anything but normal conditions.
He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.
"High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.
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Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE RUNAWAY.
/ðə ˈrʌnəweɪ/
Line 2
The boy was excited.
/ðə bɔɪ wɑːz ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
Line 3
Evidently he was laboring under anything but normal conditions.
/ˈevədəntli hiː wɑːz ˈleɪbərɪŋ ˈʌndər ˈeniθɪŋ bʌt ˈnɔːrməl kənˈdɪʃənz/
Line 4
He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.
/hiː hæd əˈpɪrd ˈveri ˈsʌdənli ərˈaʊnd ðə nɔːrθ end ʌv ðə blʌf wɪtʃ ˈʃeltərd ðə kæmp ɑːn ðə iːst/
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"High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.

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.

bluff noun US /blʌf/

a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)

From this reading “He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.”

extremity noun US /ekˈstreməti/

an external body part that projects from the body

From this reading “"High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.”

Graham noun US /ˈɡreɪəm/

United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)

From this reading “"High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.”

Junior noun US /ˈdʒuːnjər/

term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

From this reading “"High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.”

laboring adjective US /ˈleɪbərɪŋ/

doing arduous or unpleasant work

From this reading “Evidently he was laboring under anything but normal conditions.”

normal adjective US /ˈnɔːrməl/

conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal

From this reading “Evidently he was laboring under anything but normal conditions.”

runaway noun US /ˈrʌnəweɪ/

an easy victory

From this reading “THE RUNAWAY.”

sheltered adjective US /ˈʃeltərd/

protected from danger or bad weather

From this reading “He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.”

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anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading Evidently he was laboring under anything but normal conditions.

appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.

bluffnounUS /blʌf/

a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)

From this reading He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading The boy was excited.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Evidently he was laboring under anything but normal conditions.

CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading "High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.

campnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.

conditionsnounUS /kənˈdɪʃənz/

the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

From this reading Evidently he was laboring under anything but normal conditions.

eastnounUS /iːst/

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.

EvidentlyadverbUS /ˈevədəntli/

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading Evidently he was laboring under anything but normal conditions.

excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading The boy was excited.

extremitynounUS /ekˈstreməti/

an external body part that projects from the body

From this reading "High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading "High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.

GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/

United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)

From this reading "High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Evidently he was laboring under anything but normal conditions.

HighadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading "High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.

Jimmie

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

From this reading "High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.

JuniornounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/

term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

From this reading "High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.

laboringadjectiveUS /ˈleɪbərɪŋ/

doing arduous or unpleasant work

From this reading Evidently he was laboring under anything but normal conditions.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading "High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.

normaladjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrməl/

conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal

From this reading Evidently he was laboring under anything but normal conditions.

northnounUS /nɔːrθ/

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading "High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.

referredverbUS /rəˈfɜːrd/

inflected form of “refer” — make reference to

From this reading "High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.

RUNAWAYnounUS /ˈrʌnəweɪ/

an easy victory

From this reading THE RUNAWAY.

shelteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃeltərd/

protected from danger or bad weather

From this reading He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.

southnounUS /saʊθ/

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading "High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.

suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/

happening unexpectedly

From this reading He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE RUNAWAY.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Evidently he was laboring under anything but normal conditions.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The boy was excited.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He had appeared very suddenly around the north end of the bluff which sheltered the camp on the east.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading "High C" or "Jimmie Junior," as the girls from now on referred to young Graham, had left the camp around the south extremity of the bluff.

Chapter 24 of Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes by Stella M. Francis holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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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