Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl
Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Cover illustration for Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl
Context Illustration Reading 1/13 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
CAMP FIRE SISTERS Never was a diversion more welcome!
"We're on the map, R-ready to prove it with snap!"
Snap was in the very sunset as the evening breeze learned the song.
As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.
"Camp Fire sisters!
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CAMP FIRE SISTERS Never was a diversion more welcome!
/kæmp ˈfaɪər ˈsɪstərz ˈnevər wɑːz ə daɪˈvɜːrʒən mɔːr ˈwelkəm/
Line 2
"We're on the map, R-ready to prove it with snap!"
Line 3
Snap was in the very sunset as the evening breeze learned the song.
/snæp wɑːz ɪn ðə ˈveri ˈsʌnset æz ðə ˈiːvnɪŋ briːz lɜːrnd ðə sɔːŋ/
Line 4
As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.
Line 5
"Camp Fire sisters!
/kæmp ˈfaɪər ˈsɪstərz/

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.

anon adverb US /ˌæˈnɔːn/

at another time

From this reading “As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.”

Devil's noun US /ˈdevəlz/

possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading “As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.”

diversion noun US /daɪˈvɜːrʒən/

an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

From this reading “CAMP FIRE SISTERS Never was a diversion more welcome!”

gleefully adverb US /ˈɡliːfəli/

in a joyous and gleeful manner

From this reading “As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.”

hop verb US /hɑːp/

jump lightly

From this reading “As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.”

hullabaloo noun US /ˌhʌləbəˈluː/

disturbance usually in protest

From this reading “As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.”

sisterhood noun US /ˈsɪstərhʊd/

the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings

From this reading “As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.”

snap verb US /snæp/

utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

From this reading “"We're on the map, R-ready to prove it with snap!"”

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.

evening breeze noun + noun

In this reading “Snap was in the very sunset as the evening breeze learned the song.”

All words in this reading · 54

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 CAMP FIRE SISTERS Never was a diversion more welcome!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

anonadverbUS /ˌæˈnɔːn/

at another time

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Snap was in the very sunset as the evening breeze learned the song.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

breezenounUS /briːz/

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading Snap was in the very sunset as the evening breeze learned the song.

CAMPnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading CAMP FIRE SISTERS Never was a diversion more welcome!

ChairnounUS /tʃer/

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

dancenounUS /dæns/

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

Devil'snounUS /ˈdevəlz/

possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

diversionnounUS /daɪˈvɜːrʒən/

an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

From this reading CAMP FIRE SISTERS Never was a diversion more welcome!

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Snap was in the very sunset as the evening breeze learned the song.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

FIREverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading CAMP FIRE SISTERS Never was a diversion more welcome!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

gleefullyadverbUS /ˈɡliːfəli/

in a joyous and gleeful manner

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/

highly enthusiastic

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

hopverbUS /hɑːp/

jump lightly

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

hullabaloonounUS /ˌhʌləbəˈluː/

disturbance usually in protest

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Snap was in the very sunset as the evening breeze learned the song.

inventor's

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

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "We're on the map, R-ready to prove it with snap!"

joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/

full of or characterized by joy

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Snap was in the very sunset as the evening breeze learned the song.

mapverbUS /mæp/

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading "We're on the map, R-ready to prove it with snap!"

memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading CAMP FIRE SISTERS Never was a diversion more welcome!

NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading CAMP FIRE SISTERS Never was a diversion more welcome!

nickum

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

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "We're on the map, R-ready to prove it with snap!"

pine-caught

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

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

proveverbUS /pruːv/

be shown or be found to be

From this reading "We're on the map, R-ready to prove it with snap!"

R-ready

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

From this reading "We're on the map, R-ready to prove it with snap!"

reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

sisterhoodnounUS /ˈsɪstərhʊd/

the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

SISTERSnounUS /ˈsɪstərz/

plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading CAMP FIRE SISTERS Never was a diversion more welcome!

snapverbUS /snæp/

utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

From this reading "We're on the map, R-ready to prove it with snap!"

songnounUS /sɔːŋ/

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Snap was in the very sunset as the evening breeze learned the song.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

sunsetnounUS /ˈsʌnset/

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading Snap was in the very sunset as the evening breeze learned the song.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "We're on the map, R-ready to prove it with snap!"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "We're on the map, R-ready to prove it with snap!"

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading As for the inventor's daughter, her joyous relief was now a hop and now a dance, anon a pine-caught hullabaloo, as she gleefully turned her back upon the Devil's Chair and nickum memories--her face to the glowing sun of sisterhood.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Snap was in the very sunset as the evening breeze learned the song.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading CAMP FIRE SISTERS Never was a diversion more welcome!

We're

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

From this reading "We're on the map, R-ready to prove it with snap!"

welcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/

accept gladly

From this reading CAMP FIRE SISTERS Never was a diversion more welcome!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "We're on the map, R-ready to prove it with snap!"

Chapter 10 of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl by Isabel Hornibrook holds 67 sentences, grouped into 14 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 10 of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl contain?

Chapter 10 holds 67 sentences of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl by Isabel Hornibrook exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 67 sentences, grouped into 14 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 10 of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl?

Work through the 14 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 14 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.

Can chapter 10 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 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.

Questions about reading Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl

Common questions about reading Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl by Isabel Hornibrook on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl?

Yes. All 2193 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #31748 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #31748, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl take to read?

About 182 minutes of reading across 439 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl section by section

How to work through Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 23 chapters of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl

Words and structures a reader meets early in Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Quaker
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Thunder
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Really
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
It--really--drop
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.