Chapter 1 of The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong It was Corene's idea. She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it. "Two weeks!" she repeated moodily. "What can you expect?" queried Louise. "Everyone must have a turn."
Chapter 1 of The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.”
every person
From this reading “"Everyone must have a turn."”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading “She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “"What can you expect?" queried Louise.”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong It was Corene's idea.”
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading “She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.”
a short light gust of air
From this reading “She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.”
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.
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In this reading “She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.”
In this reading “She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.”
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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 She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong It was Corene's idea.
of short duration or distance
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong It was Corene's idea.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can you expect?" queried Louise.
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From this reading The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong It was Corene's idea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong It was Corene's idea.
every person
From this reading "Everyone must have a turn."
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "What can you expect?" queried Louise.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
a young female
From this reading The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong It was Corene's idea.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Everyone must have a turn."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong It was Corene's idea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong It was Corene's idea.
and nothing more
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What can you expect?" queried Louise.
in a moody manner
From this reading "Two weeks!" she repeated moodily.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Everyone must have a turn."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading "What can you expect?" queried Louise.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Two weeks!" she repeated moodily.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong It was Corene's idea.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong It was Corene's idea.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Everyone must have a turn."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong It was Corene's idea.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can you expect?" queried Louise.
a short light gust of air
From this reading She had just returned from a glorious two weeks spent in a real Girl Scouts' Camp, and the brief time acted like a whiff of something good, and it tasted like more and Corene wanted it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What can you expect?" queried Louise.
Chapter 1 of The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong by Lilian Garis holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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 148 sentences of The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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