Chapter 1 of The Ghost Camp is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Ghost Camp is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_. Bold text has been surrounded by =equal signs=. Some corrections have been made to the printed text. These are listed in a second transcriber’s note at the end of the text. THE WORKS OF ROLF BOLDREWOOD.
Chapter 1 of The Ghost Camp is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
From this reading “Some corrections have been made to the printed text.”
accompanying
From this reading “When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.”
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.”
on a list
From this reading “These are listed in a second transcriber’s note at the end of the text.”
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “Some corrections have been made to the printed text.”
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading “THE WORKS OF ROLF BOLDREWOOD.”
the words of something written
From this reading “When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.”
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “These are listed in a second transcriber’s note at the end of the text.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading These are listed in a second transcriber’s note at the end of the text.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These are listed in a second transcriber’s note at the end of the text.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These are listed in a second transcriber’s note at the end of the text.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.
fearless and daring
From this reading Bold text has been surrounded by =equal signs=.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WORKS OF ROLF BOLDREWOOD.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.
the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
From this reading Some corrections have been made to the printed text.
accompanying
From this reading When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading These are listed in a second transcriber’s note at the end of the text.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading Bold text has been surrounded by =equal signs=.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some corrections have been made to the printed text.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.
on a list
From this reading These are listed in a second transcriber’s note at the end of the text.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Some corrections have been made to the printed text.
a brief written record
From this reading These are listed in a second transcriber’s note at the end of the text.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These are listed in a second transcriber’s note at the end of the text.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading Some corrections have been made to the printed text.
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading THE WORKS OF ROLF BOLDREWOOD.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading These are listed in a second transcriber’s note at the end of the text.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Bold text has been surrounded by =equal signs=.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some corrections have been made to the printed text.
confined on all sides
From this reading When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.
the words of something written
From this reading When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These are listed in a second transcriber’s note at the end of the text.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some corrections have been made to the printed text.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These are listed in a second transcriber’s note at the end of the text.
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.
at the time that
From this reading When italics were used in the original book, the corresponding text has been surrounded by _underscores_.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading THE WORKS OF ROLF BOLDREWOOD.
Chapter 1 of The Ghost Camp by Rolf Boldrewood holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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 440 sentences of The Ghost Camp, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Ghost Camp by Rolf Boldrewood exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 440 sentences, grouped into 88 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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