Chapter 2 of How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ETHEL HOLLISTER A young girl entered. She was lovely with the beauty of a newly opened rose. Her features were exquisite. Her rippling brown hair matched her eyes in color. Her complexion was creamy white with a faint touch of pink in either cheek.
Chapter 2 of How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “Her rippling brown hair matched her eyes in color.”
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading “Her complexion was creamy white with a faint touch of pink in either cheek.”
of the color of cream
From this reading “Her complexion was creamy white with a faint touch of pink in either cheek.”
intense or sharp
From this reading “Her features were exquisite.”
provided with a worthy adversary or competitor
From this reading “Her rippling brown hair matched her eyes in color.”
very recently
From this reading “She was lovely with the beauty of a newly opened rose.”
a light shade of red
From this reading “Her complexion was creamy white with a faint touch of pink in either cheek.”
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading “Her rippling brown hair matched her eyes in color.”
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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 ETHEL HOLLISTER A young girl entered.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading She was lovely with the beauty of a newly opened rose.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Her rippling brown hair matched her eyes in color.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Her complexion was creamy white with a faint touch of pink in either cheek.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Her rippling brown hair matched her eyes in color.
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading Her complexion was creamy white with a faint touch of pink in either cheek.
of the color of cream
From this reading Her complexion was creamy white with a faint touch of pink in either cheek.
one or the other of two
From this reading Her complexion was creamy white with a faint touch of pink in either cheek.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading ETHEL HOLLISTER A young girl entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ETHEL HOLLISTER A young girl entered.
intense or sharp
From this reading Her features were exquisite.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her rippling brown hair matched her eyes in color.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Her complexion was creamy white with a faint touch of pink in either cheek.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Her features were exquisite.
a young female
From this reading ETHEL HOLLISTER A young girl entered.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Her rippling brown hair matched her eyes in color.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her features were exquisite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ETHEL HOLLISTER A young girl entered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her rippling brown hair matched her eyes in color.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading She was lovely with the beauty of a newly opened rose.
provided with a worthy adversary or competitor
From this reading Her rippling brown hair matched her eyes in color.
very recently
From this reading She was lovely with the beauty of a newly opened rose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was lovely with the beauty of a newly opened rose.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading She was lovely with the beauty of a newly opened rose.
a light shade of red
From this reading Her complexion was creamy white with a faint touch of pink in either cheek.
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading Her rippling brown hair matched her eyes in color.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She was lovely with the beauty of a newly opened rose.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was lovely with the beauty of a newly opened rose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was lovely with the beauty of a newly opened rose.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Her complexion was creamy white with a faint touch of pink in either cheek.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was lovely with the beauty of a newly opened rose.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her features were exquisite.
a Caucasian
From this reading Her complexion was creamy white with a faint touch of pink in either cheek.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was lovely with the beauty of a newly opened rose.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading ETHEL HOLLISTER A young girl entered.
Chapter 2 of How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl by Irene Elliott Benson holds 49 sentences, grouped into 10 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.
Chapter 2 holds 49 sentences of How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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