Chapter 18 of A Chapter of Adventures is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of A Chapter of Adventures is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CYCLONE. "WHAT on earth is it all about?" Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done. "Why, there is not a breath of wind. Is it all done for practice, do you think?"
Chapter 18 of A Chapter of Adventures is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.”
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “"Why, there is not a breath of wind.”
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.”
(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
From this reading “A CYCLONE.”
brought together in one place
From this reading “Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “Is it all done for practice, do you think?"”
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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 A CYCLONE.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "WHAT on earth is it all about?"
later than; following
From this reading Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.
(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 "WHAT on earth is it all about?"
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "Why, there is not a breath of wind.
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.
(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
From this reading A CYCLONE.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Is it all done for practice, do you think?"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "WHAT on earth is it all about?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Is it all done for practice, do you think?"
brought together in one place
From this reading Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "WHAT on earth is it all about?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "WHAT on earth is it all about?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why, there is not a breath of wind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why, there is not a breath of wind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "WHAT on earth is it all about?"
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading Is it all done for practice, do you think?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Why, there is not a breath of wind.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Is it all done for practice, do you think?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "WHAT on earth is it all about?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, there is not a breath of wind.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "Why, there is not a breath of wind.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Arthur Hill asked his comrades as the three boys gathered together after the work was done.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is it all done for practice, do you think?"
Chapter 18 of A Chapter of Adventures by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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.
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