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Campfire Girls' Outing

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Campfire Girls' Outing is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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ANOTHER SURPRISE After a delicious Christmas dinner the Bigelows came over.
They welcomed and embraced Nora.
Mrs. Bigelow really seemed sincere on this occasion.
Mr. Casey liked them at once, especially Mr. Bigelow and Nannie.
“They’ll make her happy all right.
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Campfire Girls' Outing

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Campfire Girls' Outing 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
ANOTHER SURPRISE After a delicious Christmas dinner the Bigelows came over.
Line 2
They welcomed and embraced Nora.
Line 3
Mrs. Bigelow really seemed sincere on this occasion.
Line 4
Mr. Casey liked them at once, especially Mr. Bigelow and Nannie.
Line 5
“They’ll make her happy all right.

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.

Christmas noun US /ˈkrɪsməs/

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading “ANOTHER SURPRISE After a delicious Christmas dinner the Bigelows came over.”

delicious adjective US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading “ANOTHER SURPRISE After a delicious Christmas dinner the Bigelows came over.”

embraced verb US /emˈbreɪst/

past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

From this reading “They welcomed and embraced Nora.”

especially adverb US /əˈspeʃli/

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading “Mr. Casey liked them at once, especially Mr. Bigelow and Nannie.”

liked adjective US /laɪkt/

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading “Mr. Casey liked them at once, especially Mr. Bigelow and Nannie.”

occasion noun US /əˈkeɪʒən/

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading “Mrs. Bigelow really seemed sincere on this occasion.”

sincere adjective US /sɪnˈsɪr/

open and genuine; not deceitful

From this reading “Mrs. Bigelow really seemed sincere on this occasion.”

welcomed verb US /ˈwelkəmd/

past form of “welcome” — accept gladly

From this reading “They welcomed and embraced Nora.”

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.

at once preposition + adverb

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

In this reading “Mr. Casey liked them at once, especially Mr. Bigelow and Nannie.”

came over verb + particle counted as “come over”

communicate the intended meaning or impression

In this reading “ANOTHER SURPRISE After a delicious Christmas dinner the Bigelows came over.”

All words in this reading · 38

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading ANOTHER SURPRISE After a delicious Christmas dinner the Bigelows came over.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading ANOTHER SURPRISE After a delicious Christmas dinner the Bigelows came over.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 “They’ll make her happy all right.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading They welcomed and embraced Nora.

ANOTHERdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading ANOTHER SURPRISE After a delicious Christmas dinner the Bigelows came over.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mr. Casey liked them at once, especially Mr. Bigelow and Nannie.

Bigelow

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

From this reading Mrs. Bigelow really seemed sincere on this occasion.

Bigelows

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

From this reading ANOTHER SURPRISE After a delicious Christmas dinner the Bigelows came over.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading ANOTHER SURPRISE After a delicious Christmas dinner the Bigelows came over.

Casey

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

From this reading Mr. Casey liked them at once, especially Mr. Bigelow and Nannie.

ChristmasnounUS /ˈkrɪsməs/

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading ANOTHER SURPRISE After a delicious Christmas dinner the Bigelows came over.

deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading ANOTHER SURPRISE After a delicious Christmas dinner the Bigelows came over.

dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading ANOTHER SURPRISE After a delicious Christmas dinner the Bigelows came over.

embracedverbUS /emˈbreɪst/

past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

From this reading They welcomed and embraced Nora.

especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Mr. Casey liked them at once, especially Mr. Bigelow and Nannie.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading “They’ll make her happy all right.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “They’ll make her happy all right.

likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading Mr. Casey liked them at once, especially Mr. Bigelow and Nannie.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading “They’ll make her happy all right.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Casey liked them at once, especially Mr. Bigelow and Nannie.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Bigelow really seemed sincere on this occasion.

Nannie

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

From this reading Mr. Casey liked them at once, especially Mr. Bigelow and Nannie.

Nora

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

From this reading They welcomed and embraced Nora.

occasionnounUS /əˈkeɪʒən/

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading Mrs. Bigelow really seemed sincere on this occasion.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mrs. Bigelow really seemed sincere on this occasion.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading Mr. Casey liked them at once, especially Mr. Bigelow and Nannie.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading ANOTHER SURPRISE After a delicious Christmas dinner the Bigelows came over.

reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Mrs. Bigelow really seemed sincere on this occasion.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading “They’ll make her happy all right.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

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

From this reading Mrs. Bigelow really seemed sincere on this occasion.

sincereadjectiveUS /sɪnˈsɪr/

open and genuine; not deceitful

From this reading Mrs. Bigelow really seemed sincere on this occasion.

SURPRISEnounUS /sərˈpraɪz/

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading ANOTHER SURPRISE After a delicious Christmas dinner the Bigelows came over.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading ANOTHER SURPRISE After a delicious Christmas dinner the Bigelows came over.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Mr. Casey liked them at once, especially Mr. Bigelow and Nannie.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They welcomed and embraced Nora.

They'll

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

From this reading “They’ll make her happy all right.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Bigelow really seemed sincere on this occasion.

welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/

past form of “welcome” — accept gladly

From this reading They welcomed and embraced Nora.

Chapter 19 of Campfire Girls' Outing 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.

What does chapter 19 of Campfire Girls' Outing contain?

Chapter 19 holds 79 sentences of Campfire Girls' Outing, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 19 of Campfire Girls' Outing by Stella M. Francis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 79 sentences, grouped into 16 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 19 of Campfire Girls' Outing?

Work through the 16 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 16 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 19 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of Campfire Girls' Outing?

Yes. All 1711 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #58432 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #58432, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 142 minutes of reading across 343 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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