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Wyn's Camping Days
Wyn's Camping Days

Chapter XXX

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STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.
It was a still morning.
The newly-kindled fire on Green Knoll sent a spiral of blue smoke mounting skyward.
There was the delicious odor of pancakes and farm-made sausage hovering all about the camp of the Go-Ahead girls.
Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.
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Wyn's Camping Days

Chapter XXX

Reading 1/72 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.
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It was a still morning.
/ɪt wɑːz ə still morning/
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The newly-kindled fire on Green Knoll sent a spiral of blue smoke mounting skyward.
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There was the delicious odor of pancakes and farm-made sausage hovering all about the camp of the Go-Ahead girls.
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Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “There was the delicious odor of pancakes and farm-made sausage hovering all about the camp of the Go-Ahead girls.”

CAMP noun US /camp/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was a still morning.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.”

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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 STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading There was the delicious odor of pancakes and farm-made sausage hovering all about the camp of the Go-Ahead girls.

air

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From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

all

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From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

autumn

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From this reading Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.

beauties

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From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

blue

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From this reading The newly-kindled fire on Green Knoll sent a spiral of blue smoke mounting skyward.

CAMP

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From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

club

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From this reading Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.

delicious

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From this reading There was the delicious odor of pancakes and farm-made sausage hovering all about the camp of the Go-Ahead girls.

delightful

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From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

display

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From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

enjoyed

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From this reading Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.

Farm

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From this reading Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.

farm-made

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From this reading There was the delicious odor of pancakes and farm-made sausage hovering all about the camp of the Go-Ahead girls.

fire

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From this reading The newly-kindled fire on Green Knoll sent a spiral of blue smoke mounting skyward.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.

full

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From this reading Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.

girls

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From this reading There was the delicious odor of pancakes and farm-made sausage hovering all about the camp of the Go-Ahead girls.

glorious

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From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

Go-Ahead

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From this reading There was the delicious odor of pancakes and farm-made sausage hovering all about the camp of the Go-Ahead girls.

goodies

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From this reading Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.

Green

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From this reading The newly-kindled fire on Green Knoll sent a spiral of blue smoke mounting skyward.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.

hovering

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From this reading There was the delicious odor of pancakes and farm-made sausage hovering all about the camp of the Go-Ahead girls.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

invigorating

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From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

Knoll

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From this reading The newly-kindled fire on Green Knoll sent a spiral of blue smoke mounting skyward.

landscape

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From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

members

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From this reading Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.

month

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From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

mood

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From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

mounting

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From this reading The newly-kindled fire on Green Knoll sent a spiral of blue smoke mounting skyward.

Nature

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From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

newly-kindled

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From this reading The newly-kindled fire on Green Knoll sent a spiral of blue smoke mounting skyward.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

odor

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From this reading There was the delicious odor of pancakes and farm-made sausage hovering all about the camp of the Go-Ahead girls.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The newly-kindled fire on Green Knoll sent a spiral of blue smoke mounting skyward.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

other

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From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

pancakes

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From this reading There was the delicious odor of pancakes and farm-made sausage hovering all about the camp of the Go-Ahead girls.

sausage

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From this reading There was the delicious odor of pancakes and farm-made sausage hovering all about the camp of the Go-Ahead girls.

sent

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From this reading The newly-kindled fire on Green Knoll sent a spiral of blue smoke mounting skyward.

September

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From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

sky

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From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

skyward

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From this reading The newly-kindled fire on Green Knoll sent a spiral of blue smoke mounting skyward.

smoke

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From this reading The newly-kindled fire on Green Knoll sent a spiral of blue smoke mounting skyward.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

spiral

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From this reading The newly-kindled fire on Green Knoll sent a spiral of blue smoke mounting skyward.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was a still morning.

STRIKING

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From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

supplied

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From this reading Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.

There

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From this reading There was the delicious odor of pancakes and farm-made sausage hovering all about the camp of the Go-Ahead girls.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.

Windmill

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From this reading Windmill Farm had supplied these first "goodies" of the autumn and the members of the club enjoyed them to the full.

year

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From this reading STRIKING CAMP It was a glorious September morning--and no other month of all the year can display such beauties of sky and landscape, such invigorating air, or all Nature in so delightful a mood.