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

Chapter IX · Undercurrents

Chapter IX of The Camp Fire Girls on the edge of the desert, “Undercurrents,” is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 9 of The Camp Fire Girls on the edge of the desert by Margaret Vandercook holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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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A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.
The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.
In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.
She assisted with the work whenever it was possible, but it was one of her doctor’s orders that she spend a part of each day as quietly as possible.
Inside her tent she could hear Marie making their beds and sighing with each movement.
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The Camp Fire Girls on the edge of the desert

Chapter IX · Undercurrents

Chapter IX of The Camp Fire Girls on the edge of the desert, “Undercurrents,” is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.
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The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.
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In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.
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She assisted with the work whenever it was possible, but it was one of her doctor’s orders that she spend a part of each day as quietly as possible.
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Inside her tent she could hear Marie making their beds and sighing with each movement.

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.”

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Inside her tent she could hear Marie making their beds and sighing with each movement.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.”

Whenever conjunction US /weˈnevər/

at any time that; every time that

From this reading “She assisted with the work whenever it was possible, but it was one of her doctor’s orders that she spend a part of each day as quietly as possible.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.”

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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 A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

absorbing

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From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

adventure

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From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

appeared

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From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading She assisted with the work whenever it was possible, but it was one of her doctor’s orders that she spend a part of each day as quietly as possible.

assisted

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From this reading She assisted with the work whenever it was possible, but it was one of her doctor’s orders that she spend a part of each day as quietly as possible.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

became

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From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

beds

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From this reading Inside her tent she could hear Marie making their beds and sighing with each movement.

breakfast

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From this reading In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.

Burton

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From this reading In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She assisted with the work whenever it was possible, but it was one of her doctor’s orders that she spend a part of each day as quietly as possible.

Camp

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From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

chair

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From this reading In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Inside her tent she could hear Marie making their beds and sighing with each movement.

day

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From this reading She assisted with the work whenever it was possible, but it was one of her doctor’s orders that she spend a part of each day as quietly as possible.

doctor's

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From this reading She assisted with the work whenever it was possible, but it was one of her doctor’s orders that she spend a part of each day as quietly as possible.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading She assisted with the work whenever it was possible, but it was one of her doctor’s orders that she spend a part of each day as quietly as possible.

enough

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From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

entire

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From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

Fire

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From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

gain

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From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

girls

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From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

hear

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From this reading Inside her tent she could hear Marie making their beds and sighing with each movement.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.

Hill

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From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

honors

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From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

hour

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

From this reading In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

Inside

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From this reading Inside her tent she could hear Marie making their beds and sighing with each movement.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

land

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From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

later

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From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

life

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From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

low

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From this reading In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.

making

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From this reading Inside her tent she could hear Marie making their beds and sighing with each movement.

Marie

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From this reading Inside her tent she could hear Marie making their beds and sighing with each movement.

morning

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From this reading In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.

movement

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From this reading Inside her tent she could hear Marie making their beds and sighing with each movement.

moving

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From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

Mrs

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From this reading In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.

new

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From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.

orders

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From this reading She assisted with the work whenever it was possible, but it was one of her doctor’s orders that she spend a part of each day as quietly as possible.

outside

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From this reading In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.

own

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From this reading In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.

part

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From this reading She assisted with the work whenever it was possible, but it was one of her doctor’s orders that she spend a part of each day as quietly as possible.

phase

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From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

possible

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

From this reading She assisted with the work whenever it was possible, but it was one of her doctor’s orders that she spend a part of each day as quietly as possible.

quietly

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

From this reading She assisted with the work whenever it was possible, but it was one of her doctor’s orders that she spend a part of each day as quietly as possible.

regular

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From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

resting

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

From this reading In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.

schedule

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

From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She assisted with the work whenever it was possible, but it was one of her doctor’s orders that she spend a part of each day as quietly as possible.

sighing

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From this reading Inside her tent she could hear Marie making their beds and sighing with each movement.

simple

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From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

smoothness

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

From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.

spend

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

From this reading She assisted with the work whenever it was possible, but it was one of her doctor’s orders that she spend a part of each day as quietly as possible.

Sunrise

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From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

tent

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From this reading In a low camp chair outside her own tent one morning Mrs. Burton was resting an hour or so after breakfast.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She assisted with the work whenever it was possible, but it was one of her doctor’s orders that she spend a part of each day as quietly as possible.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

unusual

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From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

week

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From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/

at any time that; every time that

From this reading She assisted with the work whenever it was possible, but it was one of her doctor’s orders that she spend a part of each day as quietly as possible.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A week later and life among the new Sunrise Hill Camp Fire girls appeared to be moving with entire smoothness.

work

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From this reading The girls had their regular schedule of work and it was simple enough to gain new Camp Fire honors in a land whose every phase was unusual and absorbing, and where work in itself became an adventure.