Chapter 24 of Frank and Andy Afloat is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Frank and Andy Afloat is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ESCAPE "Climb up, Andy! Climb up! Every time you see a lightning flash!" "But where are we going, Frank?" "Out of this cave!
Chapter 24 of Frank and Andy Afloat is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “"Out of this cave!”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “THE ESCAPE "Climb up, Andy!”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “THE ESCAPE "Climb up, Andy!”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every time you see a lightning flash!"”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Every time you see a lightning flash!"”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “"But where are we going, Frank?"”
the act of departing
From this reading “"But where are we going, Frank?"”
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “Every time you see a lightning flash!"”
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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 Every time you see a lightning flash!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ESCAPE "Climb up, Andy!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But where are we going, Frank?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But where are we going, Frank?"
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading "Out of this cave!
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading THE ESCAPE "Climb up, Andy!
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE ESCAPE "Climb up, Andy!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every time you see a lightning flash!"
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Every time you see a lightning flash!"
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "But where are we going, Frank?"
the act of departing
From this reading "But where are we going, Frank?"
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Every time you see a lightning flash!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Out of this cave!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Out of this cave!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Every time you see a lightning flash!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE "Climb up, Andy!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Out of this cave!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Every time you see a lightning flash!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE ESCAPE "Climb up, Andy!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But where are we going, Frank?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "But where are we going, Frank?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Every time you see a lightning flash!"
Chapter 24 of Frank and Andy Afloat by Vance Barnum holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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.
Chapter 24 holds 89 sentences of Frank and Andy Afloat, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 of Frank and Andy Afloat by Vance Barnum exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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.
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