The hour for "lights out" not having arrived, most of the girls were out by the campfire chatting.
They learned too that, as birch bark burned very freely, it should be used in starting the campfirewhenever available.
Instead of making the announcement that she had promised for the dinner hour, Mrs. Livingston later in the evening visited the campfire about which the greater part of the camp had assembled and there she told the girls what she had to say.
She knew also that they were not very far from the camp because she could now and then catch a flicker of the campfire through the trees.
A Camp Girl," Miss Partridge had told them, "should first of all know how to build a fire, the campfire being the family fireside when one is in the forest.
On her way back toward the campfire she saw Miss Partridge hurrying to Cora's tent.
Didn't know but what we'd want to build a campfire this noon.
Then Tom suggested they build a campfire and rest while eating their lunch and this was done.
It was in this narrative that the four chums made their first expedition into the Pocono woods and for several happy weeks were members of Camp Wau-Wau, a campfire association of which the girls became loyal members.
Standing plainly outlined in the flickering light of the campfire was a man.
They sat on their blankets beside a blazing campfire amid the great silence, broken only by the voices of the campers and the occasional cry of a night bird.
The fire was lighted, and the glow was reflected in the faces of the happy throng of campers who gathered around the first campfire of the season.
In an hour there will be a grand jubilee campfire below the baseball diamond, where I will introduce you to the councilors, who will then have something to say to you.
The campfire still smouldered in the field by the lake, but the campers had passed to their tents at the Call to Quarters, and were now making ready to turn in for the night.
In a way, it reminded him of camping and campfire yarns, except for the squalor and disorder.
Five fierce-looking savages were grouped around the spot where the campfire had been, and he had a chance to study a scene he had never before witnessed.
A man and a mere youth were sitting by a campfire that was blazing and crackling in a narrow gulch far away in the Rocky Mountains, days and days travel from civilization.
Falling down constantly and struggling to our feet again, we stumbled on through the pitchy blackness and down-pouring rain, until suddenly we discerned the glowing light of our campfire and came upon Hubbard frying bacon.
By the campfire that night he was confident we should be able to make up the next day for the delay caused by his weakness.
The campfire was speedily stamped out, and leaping into the saddle, the seven boys set out for the Bangs' place, Brassy leading the way, with Spouter beside him.
From the campfire they obtained several torches, and with these in hand they moved along slowly around the bend of the cave and over a series of rocks which led upward.
With the beacon campfire as their guide, they climbed until at last, with a cry of victory, they burst in upon the astonished and overjoyed campers.
A big campfire was burning, and near it were gathered a dozen or more men.
Their steeds were reeking, and dropped their heads in an exhausted way as their riders drove up to the campfire and dismounted.
That, my children, is the legend Told beside the evening campfire By the ancient Tamal woman, In a grove of giant redwoods, On the slopes of Tamalpais.
Listen then, and I will tell you As the legend was related By an ancient Tamal woman, As she sat beside the campfire In a grove of giant redwoods On the slopes of Tamalpais.
Thus she spoke, that ancient woman, Lone survivor of the Tamals, By the campfire in the redwoods, On the slopes of Tamalpais.
The campfire blazed cheerily a few minutes later and the sweet sizzle of frying bacon, always delicious to a hungry man, filled the pure, wholesome air of the woods.
The campfire was very cheerful, though the gasoline stove of their outfit had been found more convenient for cooking, for all three lads lacked a broad camping experience.
The campfire was placed not quite in front of the tent, as the custom is if prevailing winds do not blow the smoke in, but quite to one side.
Beside the rekindled campfire on the ridge, a half-mile away, the two unhappy officers bathed as best they could and dried their clothes.
Beside the campfire they kindled close to the dashing, woodland stream, however, the subject was suggested by an item in a city newspaper purchased in one of the small towns on the day's run.
She crossed a space near the campfire and busied herself about Joe’s air craft, then went noiselessly up the hill to safety.
A small campfire glowed not far away, and beside it two men were sleeping.
While she watched, the stranger leaned forward to stir the campfire and as the blaze leaped up they saw a smartly dressed man of slight build whose black eyes glittered in the firelight.
I recalled the wistful light in her eyes that saw, no doubt, far beyond the campfire to the yellow crags, to the great downward slopes, to freedom.
That night round thecampfire we talked over the many incidents of the hunt.
White pine burned in a beautiful, clear blue flame, with no smoke; and in the center of the campfire left a golden heart.
Thus broke up the second Council Fire, and in the heart of each girl was the thought of how much the Campfire was helping them to love God and His works.
Their efforts were rewarded with surprisingly gratifying results, for many of the girls had read about the "Campfire Girls" and were anxious to become members.
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There was a campfire burning, and Lyman, or the man the boy took for the cattleman, sat close beside it.
In half an hour, the progress being slow, they came to the valley where the campfire was still burning.
Down the beach their picnic campfire was a red glow and Helen could see Miss Hughes and the girls huddled around it.
Off to one side of such a fire, lay your bed log as above; then shovel from the campfire enough hard coal to fill the space between the logs within three inches of the top.
The campfire generally supplies these, but sometimes they are needed in a hurry, soon after camp is pitched.
Make absolutely sure of this by drenching the campfire thoroughly, or by smothering it completely with earth or sand.
Not even the distant crack of a rifle now broke the solemn stillness, and the only spot of color visible was the dull red glow of a campfire on the opposite bank of the river.
Many a night at the campfire have I talked with my captain.
The other boys were curious, and followed the young major along the brook and to the campfire beyond.
After I had my fill, I walked closer to the campfire to investigate.
Won't you let this be at mycampfire tomorrow night?
My dear Art, We've told yarns by the campfire in the prairies, and dressed one another's wounds after trying a landing at the Marquesas, and drunk healths on the shore of Titicaca.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "campfire" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
