Chapter 1 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, girls, isn’t it just splendid?” “And the rings are too sweet for anything; aren’t they, really?” “But what are they for—those seven marks, I mean? I heard Mrs. Bonnell mention it, but there was so much going on that I’ve forgotten.” “Oh, Alice!
Chapter 1 of The Camp Fire Girls is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “I heard Mrs. Bonnell mention it, but there was so much going on that I’ve forgotten.””
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading ““Oh, girls, isn’t it just splendid?””
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading ““But what are they for—those seven marks, I mean?”
make reference to
From this reading “I heard Mrs. Bonnell mention it, but there was so much going on that I’ve forgotten.””
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading ““And the rings are too sweet for anything; aren’t they, really?””
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading ““But what are they for—those seven marks, I mean?”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading ““Oh, girls, isn’t it just splendid?””
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading ““And the rings are too sweet for anything; aren’t they, really?””
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From this reading “Oh, Alice!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And the rings are too sweet for anything; aren’t they, really?”
any thing at all
From this reading “And the rings are too sweet for anything; aren’t they, really?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And the rings are too sweet for anything; aren’t they, really?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And the rings are too sweet for anything; aren’t they, really?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard Mrs. Bonnell mention it, but there was so much going on that I’ve forgotten.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But what are they for—those seven marks, I mean?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And the rings are too sweet for anything; aren’t they, really?”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I heard Mrs. Bonnell mention it, but there was so much going on that I’ve forgotten.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “Oh, girls, isn’t it just splendid?”
the act of departing
From this reading I heard Mrs. Bonnell mention it, but there was so much going on that I’ve forgotten.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard Mrs. Bonnell mention it, but there was so much going on that I’ve forgotten.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But what are they for—those seven marks, I mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard Mrs. Bonnell mention it, but there was so much going on that I’ve forgotten.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, girls, isn’t it just splendid?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, girls, isn’t it just splendid?”
and nothing more
From this reading “Oh, girls, isn’t it just splendid?”
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading “But what are they for—those seven marks, I mean?
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “But what are they for—those seven marks, I mean?
make reference to
From this reading I heard Mrs. Bonnell mention it, but there was so much going on that I’ve forgotten.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I heard Mrs. Bonnell mention it, but there was so much going on that I’ve forgotten.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I heard Mrs. Bonnell mention it, but there was so much going on that I’ve forgotten.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, girls, isn’t it just splendid?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I heard Mrs. Bonnell mention it, but there was so much going on that I’ve forgotten.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “And the rings are too sweet for anything; aren’t they, really?”
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading “And the rings are too sweet for anything; aren’t they, really?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “But what are they for—those seven marks, I mean?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I heard Mrs. Bonnell mention it, but there was so much going on that I’ve forgotten.”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “Oh, girls, isn’t it just splendid?”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “And the rings are too sweet for anything; aren’t they, really?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I heard Mrs. Bonnell mention it, but there was so much going on that I’ve forgotten.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And the rings are too sweet for anything; aren’t they, really?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading I heard Mrs. Bonnell mention it, but there was so much going on that I’ve forgotten.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And the rings are too sweet for anything; aren’t they, really?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “But what are they for—those seven marks, I mean?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “And the rings are too sweet for anything; aren’t they, really?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I heard Mrs. Bonnell mention it, but there was so much going on that I’ve forgotten.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But what are they for—those seven marks, I mean?
Chapter 1 of The Camp Fire Girls by Howard Roger Garis holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 210 sentences of The Camp Fire Girls, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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