Chapter I
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The Boy Scout Camera Club is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOST: A FOREIGN PRINCE! "Two Black Bears!" "Two Wolves!" "Three Eagles!" "Five Moose!"
The Boy Scout Camera Club
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The Boy Scout Camera Club is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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LOST:
A
FOREIGN
PRINCE!
"Two
Black
Bears!"
"Two
Wolves!"
"Three
Eagles!"
"Five
Moose!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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The Boy Scout Camera Club
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The Boy Scout Camera Club is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
LOST:
A
FOREIGN
PRINCE!
/lɔːst ə ˈfɔːrən prɪns/
Line 2
"Two
Black
Bears!"
/tuː blæk berz/
Line 3
"Two
Wolves!"
/tuː wʊlvz/
Line 4
"Three
Eagles!"
/θriː ˈiːɡəlz/
Line 5
"Five
Moose!"
/faɪv muːs/
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.
Bears
noun
US /berz/
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading “"Two Black Bears!"”
Eagles
noun
US /ˈiːɡəlz/
plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “"Three Eagles!"”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “"Five Moose!"”
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading “LOST: A FOREIGN PRINCE!”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “LOST: A FOREIGN PRINCE!”
Moose
noun
US /muːs/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading “"Five Moose!"”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “LOST: A FOREIGN PRINCE!”
Wolves
noun
US /wʊlvz/
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “"Two Wolves!"”
All words in this reading · 12
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LOST: A FOREIGN PRINCE!
BearsnounUS /berz/
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading "Two Black Bears!"
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "Two Black Bears!"
EaglesnounUS /ˈiːɡəlz/
plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading "Three Eagles!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Five Moose!"
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading LOST: A FOREIGN PRINCE!
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOST: A FOREIGN PRINCE!
MoosenounUS /muːs/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading "Five Moose!"
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading LOST: A FOREIGN PRINCE!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Three Eagles!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Two Black Bears!"
WolvesnounUS /wʊlvz/
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading "Two Wolves!"
Chapter 1 of The Boy Scout Camera Club by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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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Vocabulary met early in The Boy Scout Camera Club
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Boy Scout Camera Club, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Foreign
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Boy Scout Camera Club; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Prince
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- Black
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- Bears
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