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See https:// Made in “U. S. A.” With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied. The characters are all fictitious. The setting and activities, with some incidents, are taken from the camp life.
Chapter 1 of The Greycliff Girls in Camp is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “activity” — any specific behavior
From this reading “The setting and activities, with some incidents, are taken from the camp life.”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading “The characters are all fictitious.”
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading “The setting and activities, with some incidents, are taken from the camp life.”
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading “With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.”
third-person singular of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.”
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.”
superlative of “warm” — having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.”
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading “With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.”
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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 Made in “U. S. A.”
plural of “activity” — any specific behavior
From this reading The setting and activities, with some incidents, are taken from the camp life.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The characters are all fictitious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The characters are all fictitious.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading The characters are all fictitious.
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From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading The characters are all fictitious.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The setting and activities, with some incidents, are taken from the camp life.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in “U. S. A.”
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading The setting and activities, with some incidents, are taken from the camp life.
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The setting and activities, with some incidents, are taken from the camp life.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Made in “U. S. A.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
a form of address for a man
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
third-person singular of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Made in “U. S. A.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading The setting and activities, with some incidents, are taken from the camp life.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The setting and activities, with some incidents, are taken from the camp life.
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The setting and activities, with some incidents, are taken from the camp life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Made in “U. S. A.”
superlative of “warm” — having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With warmest gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Webster, to whom Merrymeeting Camp owes existence, and to Miss Cotteral, the other councillors, and the girls, for the interest and inspiration which they supplied.
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