Chapter 1 of In Camp With A Tin Soldier is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of In Camp With A Tin Soldier is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE START. "Br-r-r-rub-a-dub-dub! Br-r-r-rub-a-dub-a-dub-dub! Br-r-r-rub-adub-dub-a-dub-dub-a-dub-dub!" "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
Chapter 1 of In Camp With A Tin Soldier is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “"What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “"What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.”
a child's room for a baby
From this reading “"What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “"What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “"What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “THE START.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “"What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.”
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 “"What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Br-r-r-rub-a-dub-a-dub-dub!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Br-r-r-rub-a-dub-dub!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Br-r-r-rub-adub-dub-a-dub-dub-a-dub-dub!"
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
a child's room for a baby
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE START.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE START.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What's that?" cried Jimmieboy, rising from his pillow on the nursery couch, and looking about him, his eyes wide open with astonishment.
Chapter 1 of In Camp With A Tin Soldier by John Kendrick Bangs holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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 1 holds 119 sentences of In Camp With A Tin Soldier, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of In Camp With A Tin Soldier by John Kendrick Bangs exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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.
Work through the 24 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 24 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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 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.
Common questions about reading In Camp With A Tin Soldier by John Kendrick Bangs on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2166 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #34467 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #34467, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 180 minutes of reading across 434 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through In Camp With A Tin Soldier section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 14 chapters of In Camp With A Tin Soldier to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in In Camp With A Tin Soldier, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
