Chapter 3 of Campfire Girls' Outing is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Campfire Girls' Outing is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance. The following week upon her first examination she failed, but she entered the class with conditions. The girl studied hard and soon made good. She liked the girls of her class. They were intelligent, athletic, and agreeable.
Chapter 3 of Campfire Girls' Outing is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the right to enter
From this reading “ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.”
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading “They were intelligent, athletic, and agreeable.”
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading “ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.”
relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
From this reading “They were intelligent, athletic, and agreeable.”
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.”
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading “The following week upon her first examination she failed, but she entered the class with conditions.”
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading “They were intelligent, athletic, and agreeable.”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “The girl studied hard and soon made good.”
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.
In this reading “ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.”
In this reading “The following week upon her first examination she failed, but she entered the class with conditions.”
In this reading “ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.”
In this reading “ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.”
In this reading “The girl studied hard and soon made good.”
place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
In this reading “ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the right to enter
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading They were intelligent, athletic, and agreeable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
From this reading They were intelligent, athletic, and agreeable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The following week upon her first examination she failed, but she entered the class with conditions.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading The following week upon her first examination she failed, but she entered the class with conditions.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading The following week upon her first examination she failed, but she entered the class with conditions.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The following week upon her first examination she failed, but she entered the class with conditions.
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading The following week upon her first examination she failed, but she entered the class with conditions.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading The following week upon her first examination she failed, but she entered the class with conditions.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The following week upon her first examination she failed, but she entered the class with conditions.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following week upon her first examination she failed, but she entered the class with conditions.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
a young female
From this reading The girl studied hard and soon made good.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She liked the girls of her class.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The girl studied hard and soon made good.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The girl studied hard and soon made good.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading They were intelligent, athletic, and agreeable.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading She liked the girls of her class.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The girl studied hard and soon made good.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She liked the girls of her class.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The following week upon her first examination she failed, but she entered the class with conditions.
in the near future
From this reading The girl studied hard and soon made good.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading The girl studied hard and soon made good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were intelligent, athletic, and agreeable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The following week upon her first examination she failed, but she entered the class with conditions.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading ETHEL ENTERS COLLEGE The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The following week upon her first examination she failed, but she entered the class with conditions.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were intelligent, athletic, and agreeable.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The following week upon her first examination she failed, but she entered the class with conditions.
Chapter 3 of Campfire Girls' Outing by Stella M. Francis holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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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