Chapter 11 of Baby Jane's Mission is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Baby Jane's Mission is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night. Every one's spirits rose sky-high. 'Come along!' cried Baby Jane. 'Breakfast.' And the Queen, her court, and the army took hands and skipped to a dancing tune all the way down the mountain.
Chapter 11 of Baby Jane's Mission is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.”
drawn off in the form of vapor
From this reading “THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.”
exceedingly bad
From this reading “THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.”
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading “And the Queen, her court, and the army took hands and skipped to a dancing tune all the way down the mountain.”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “And the Queen, her court, and the army took hands and skipped to a dancing tune all the way down the mountain.”
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading “THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.”
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In this reading “Every one's spirits rose sky-high.”
In this reading “THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.”
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “'Come along!' cried Baby Jane.”
In this reading “THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 And the Queen, her court, and the army took hands and skipped to a dancing tune all the way down the mountain.
(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 FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading 'Come along!' cried Baby Jane.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading And the Queen, her court, and the army took hands and skipped to a dancing tune all the way down the mountain.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading 'Come along!' cried Baby Jane.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading 'Breakfast.'
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Come along!' cried Baby Jane.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading And the Queen, her court, and the army took hands and skipped to a dancing tune all the way down the mountain.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading 'Come along!' cried Baby Jane.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading And the Queen, her court, and the army took hands and skipped to a dancing tune all the way down the mountain.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And the Queen, her court, and the army took hands and skipped to a dancing tune all the way down the mountain.
drawn off in the form of vapor
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one's spirits rose sky-high.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And the Queen, her court, and the army took hands and skipped to a dancing tune all the way down the mountain.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the Queen, her court, and the army took hands and skipped to a dancing tune all the way down the mountain.
exceedingly bad
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
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From this reading 'Come along!' cried Baby Jane.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every one's spirits rose sky-high.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading And the Queen, her court, and the army took hands and skipped to a dancing tune all the way down the mountain.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Every one's spirits rose sky-high.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading And the Queen, her court, and the army took hands and skipped to a dancing tune all the way down the mountain.
(with verb “to blow”) destroyed completely; blown apart or to pieces
From this reading Every one's spirits rose sky-high.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Every one's spirits rose sky-high.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the Queen, her court, and the army took hands and skipped to a dancing tune all the way down the mountain.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading And the Queen, her court, and the army took hands and skipped to a dancing tune all the way down the mountain.
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading And the Queen, her court, and the army took hands and skipped to a dancing tune all the way down the mountain.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading THE FINISH In the warmth of the sun upon the mountain side anger and fear evaporated, and the morning breeze blew away all memory of that horrid night.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And the Queen, her court, and the army took hands and skipped to a dancing tune all the way down the mountain.
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