Chapter 11 of The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SCOUT WHO USED HIS EYES. "Hold on," called out Step-hen, "let's start even all around. Has anybody seen my tin cup? Funny how _my_ things are always the ones to take to hiding. Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
Chapter 11 of The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “Has anybody seen my tin cup?”
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading “Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “Funny how _my_ things are always the ones to take to hiding.”
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading “Funny how _my_ things are always the ones to take to hiding.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “THE SCOUT WHO USED HIS EYES.”
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “Has anybody seen my tin cup?”
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading “Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.”
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 Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
later than; following
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
(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 "Hold on," called out Step-hen, "let's start even all around.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Funny how _my_ things are always the ones to take to hiding.
any person at all
From this reading Has anybody seen my tin cup?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Funny how _my_ things are always the ones to take to hiding.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Hold on," called out Step-hen, "let's start even all around.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Hold on," called out Step-hen, "let's start even all around.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Has anybody seen my tin cup?
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
divisible by two
From this reading "Hold on," called out Step-hen, "let's start even all around.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE SCOUT WHO USED HIS EYES.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Funny how _my_ things are always the ones to take to hiding.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has anybody seen my tin cup?
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading Funny how _my_ things are always the ones to take to hiding.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SCOUT WHO USED HIS EYES.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Hold on," called out Step-hen, "let's start even all around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Funny how _my_ things are always the ones to take to hiding.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold on," called out Step-hen, "let's start even all around.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Has anybody seen my tin cup?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hold on," called out Step-hen, "let's start even all around.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Funny how _my_ things are always the ones to take to hiding.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Hold on," called out Step-hen, "let's start even all around.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading THE SCOUT WHO USED HIS EYES.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Has anybody seen my tin cup?
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Hold on," called out Step-hen, "let's start even all around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold on," called out Step-hen, "let's start even all around.
carry out
From this reading Funny how _my_ things are always the ones to take to hiding.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCOUT WHO USED HIS EYES.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Funny how _my_ things are always the ones to take to hiding.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading Has anybody seen my tin cup?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Funny how _my_ things are always the ones to take to hiding.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading THE SCOUT WHO USED HIS EYES.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
which person or people
From this reading THE SCOUT WHO USED HIS EYES.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now I give you my word, fellows, I laid that cup in a safe place after we washed up the breakfast dishes this morning.
Chapter 11 of The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire by Herbert, active Carter holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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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