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The Torch Bearer: A Camp Fire Girls' Story
The Torch Bearer: A Camp Fire Girls' Story

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story.
Illustrated, 12mo, net $1.00.
The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.
She shows conclusively that she knows how to reach the heart of a girl as well as that of a boy.
The Scout Master of Troop 5 By author of "The Bishop's Shadow."
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The Torch Bearer: A Camp Fire Girls' Story

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Torch Bearer: A Camp Fire Girls' Story is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story.
/ðə tɔːrtʃ ˈberər ə kæmp ˈfaɪər ɡɜːrlz ˈstɔːri/
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Illustrated, 12mo, net $1.00.
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The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.
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She shows conclusively that she knows how to reach the heart of a girl as well as that of a boy.
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The Scout Master of Troop 5 By author of "The Bishop's Shadow."

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, and audio.

Bearer noun US /ˈberər/

someone whose employment involves carrying something

From this reading “The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story.”

Bishop's noun US /ˈbɪʃəps/

possessive form of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

From this reading “The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.”

conclusively adverb US /kənˈkluːsɪvli/

in a conclusive way

From this reading “She shows conclusively that she knows how to reach the heart of a girl as well as that of a boy.”

conspicuous adjective US /kənˈspɪkjuːəs/

obvious to the eye or mind

From this reading “The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.”

Illustrated verb US /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

From this reading “Illustrated, 12mo, net $1.00.”

scored verb US /skɔːrd/

past form of “score” — gain points in a game

From this reading “The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.”

Scout noun US /skaʊt/

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading “The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.”

Torch noun US /tɔːrtʃ/

a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance

From this reading “The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story.”

All words in this reading · 45

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

1.00

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

From this reading Illustrated, 12mo, net $1.00.

12

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

From this reading Illustrated, 12mo, net $1.00.

5

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

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading She shows conclusively that she knows how to reach the heart of a girl as well as that of a boy.

authornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

BearernounUS /ˈberər/

someone whose employment involves carrying something

From this reading The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story.

Bishop'snounUS /ˈbɪʃəps/

possessive form of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading She shows conclusively that she knows how to reach the heart of a girl as well as that of a boy.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Scout Master of Troop 5 By author of "The Bishop's Shadow."

CampnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story.

conclusivelyadverbUS /kənˈkluːsɪvli/

in a conclusive way

From this reading She shows conclusively that she knows how to reach the heart of a girl as well as that of a boy.

conspicuousadjectiveUS /kənˈspɪkjuːəs/

obvious to the eye or mind

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

FireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

GirlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading She shows conclusively that she knows how to reach the heart of a girl as well as that of a boy.

how

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

From this reading She shows conclusively that she knows how to reach the heart of a girl as well as that of a boy.

IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

From this reading Illustrated, 12mo, net $1.00.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

knowsnounUS /noʊz/

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading She shows conclusively that she knows how to reach the heart of a girl as well as that of a boy.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

MasternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

monounUS /moʊ/

an indefinitely short time

From this reading Illustrated, 12mo, net $1.00.

netnounUS /net/

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

From this reading Illustrated, 12mo, net $1.00.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

reachverbUS /riːtʃ/

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading She shows conclusively that she knows how to reach the heart of a girl as well as that of a boy.

scoredverbUS /skɔːrd/

past form of “score” — gain points in a game

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

ScoutnounUS /skaʊt/

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

ShadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She shows conclusively that she knows how to reach the heart of a girl as well as that of a boy.

showsnounUS /ʃoʊz/

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading She shows conclusively that she knows how to reach the heart of a girl as well as that of a boy.

StorynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story.

successnounUS /səkˈses/

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She shows conclusively that she knows how to reach the heart of a girl as well as that of a boy.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She shows conclusively that she knows how to reach the heart of a girl as well as that of a boy.

TorchnounUS /tɔːrtʃ/

a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance

From this reading The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story.

TroopnounUS /truːp/

a group of soldiers

From this reading The author of "The Bishop's Shadow" and "The Scout Master of Troop 5" has scored another conspicuous success in this new story of girl life.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading She shows conclusively that she knows how to reach the heart of a girl as well as that of a boy.

Chapter 1 of The Torch Bearer: A Camp Fire Girls' Story by I. T. (Ida Treadwell) Thurston holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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.

What does chapter 1 of The Torch Bearer: A Camp Fire Girls' Story contain?

Chapter 1 holds 424 sentences of The Torch Bearer: A Camp Fire Girls' Story, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of The Torch Bearer: A Camp Fire Girls' Story by I. T. (Ida Treadwell) Thurston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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.

How do I study chapter 1 of The Torch Bearer: A Camp Fire Girls' Story?

Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Can chapter 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #23987, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 380 minutes of reading across 914 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Torch Bearer: A Camp Fire Girls' Story

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Torch Bearer: A Camp Fire Girls' Story, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Torch
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Bearer
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Girls'
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Torch Bearer: A Camp Fire Girls' Story; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Story
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