The Camp Fire Girls on the edge of the desert

Chapter VIII · At the Desert’s Edge

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Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.

Mr. and Mrs. Gardener had already assured them that their camping outfit had been sent on ahead the day before to the borders of Cottonwood Creek, so there need be no delay when the campers arrived.

One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.

It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

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The Camp Fire Girls on the edge of the desert Margaret Vandercook

Chapter VIII

At the Desert’s Edge

Chapter VIII of The Camp Fire Girls on the edge of the desert, “At the Desert’s Edge,” is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house. Mr. and Mrs. Gardener had already assured them that their camping outfit had been sent on ahead the day before to the borders of Cottonwood Creek, so there need be no delay when the campers arrived. One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site. Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek. It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

The Camp Fire Girls on the edge of the desert

Chapter VIII · At the Desert’s Edge

Chapter VIII of The Camp Fire Girls on the edge of the desert, “At the Desert’s Edge,” is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.

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Mr. and Mrs. Gardener had already assured them that their camping outfit had been sent on ahead the day before to the borders of Cottonwood Creek, so there need be no delay when the campers arrived.

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One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

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Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.

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It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

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After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.”

Already noun US /ˈalready/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Gardener had already assured them that their camping outfit had been sent on ahead the day before to the borders of Cottonwood Creek, so there need be no delay when the campers arrived.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.”

Therefore noun US /ˈtherefore/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.

ahead

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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Gardener had already assured them that their camping outfit had been sent on ahead the day before to the borders of Cottonwood Creek, so there need be no delay when the campers arrived.

aid

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From this reading One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

alreadynounUS /ˈalready/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

Arizona

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From this reading Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.

arrival

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From this reading It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

arrived

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

assured

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

Bettina

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From this reading It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

big

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From this reading Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.

borders

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Camp

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From this reading Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.

campers

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camping

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charge

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From this reading One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

choice

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From this reading One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

clear

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From this reading Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.

completely

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From this reading It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

Cottonwood

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Creek

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day

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From this reading Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.

daylight

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From this reading It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

delay

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expedition

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From this reading One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

eyes

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From this reading It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

felt

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From this reading It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

Fire

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From this reading Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.

first

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From this reading It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

Gardener

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Gardener's

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From this reading One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

Graham

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From this reading It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

great

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From this reading Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

house

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From this reading Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

joined

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From this reading One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

leave

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From this reading Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.

men

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From this reading One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

morning

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From this reading It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

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Mrs

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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.

near

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From this reading Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.

need

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next

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From this reading Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

opened

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From this reading It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

outfit

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own

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From this reading One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

party

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From this reading Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.

place

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From this reading Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.

planned

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From this reading Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.

problem

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From this reading Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.

ranch

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From this reading Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.

rested

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From this reading It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

select

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From this reading Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.

sent

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shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

site

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From this reading One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

Soon

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From this reading Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.

sunrise

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From this reading Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

there

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thereforenounUS /ˈtherefore/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.

Water

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From this reading Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading One of Mr. Gardener’s own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading It was not yet daylight when Bettina Graham first opened her eyes the morning after their arrival, and yet she felt completely rested.

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