Chapter XII of Frank Reade Jr.'s Air Wonder, The "Kite", “Rescue—the Treasure Found,” is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter XII of Frank Reade Jr.'s Air Wonder, The "Kite", “Rescue—the Treasure Found,” is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then the rope ladder was put over and Barney descended. The bodies of the three villains were lowered by means of a rope. Just as the last one was lowered they began to come to. Vane sprang to his feet. But Barney was far up the rope ladder.
Chapter XII of Frank Reade Jr.'s Air Wonder, The "Kite", “Rescue—the Treasure Found,” is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “The bodies of the three villains were lowered by means of a rope.”
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “Then the rope ladder was put over and Barney descended.”
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading “Then the rope ladder was put over and Barney descended.”
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading “The bodies of the three villains were lowered by means of a rope.”
a strong line
From this reading “Then the rope ladder was put over and Barney descended.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Vane sprang to his feet.”
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading “Vane sprang to his feet.”
plural of “villain” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “The bodies of the three villains were lowered by means of a rope.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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a ladder with side pieces of rope
In this reading “Then the rope ladder was put over and Barney descended.”
In this reading “The bodies of the three villains were lowered by means of a rope.”
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 The bodies of the three villains were lowered by means of a rope.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the rope ladder was put over and Barney descended.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as the last one was lowered they began to come to.
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From this reading Then the rope ladder was put over and Barney descended.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Just as the last one was lowered they began to come to.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The bodies of the three villains were lowered by means of a rope.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Barney was far up the rope ladder.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The bodies of the three villains were lowered by means of a rope.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Just as the last one was lowered they began to come to.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Then the rope ladder was put over and Barney descended.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But Barney was far up the rope ladder.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Vane sprang to his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Vane sprang to his feet.
and nothing more
From this reading Just as the last one was lowered they began to come to.
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading Then the rope ladder was put over and Barney descended.
immediately past
From this reading Just as the last one was lowered they began to come to.
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading The bodies of the three villains were lowered by means of a rope.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading The bodies of the three villains were lowered by means of a rope.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bodies of the three villains were lowered by means of a rope.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Just as the last one was lowered they began to come to.
above and across; more than
From this reading Then the rope ladder was put over and Barney descended.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then the rope ladder was put over and Barney descended.
a strong line
From this reading Then the rope ladder was put over and Barney descended.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Vane sprang to his feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the rope ladder was put over and Barney descended.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the rope ladder was put over and Barney descended.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just as the last one was lowered they began to come to.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The bodies of the three villains were lowered by means of a rope.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just as the last one was lowered they began to come to.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But Barney was far up the rope ladder.
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading Vane sprang to his feet.
plural of “villain” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading The bodies of the three villains were lowered by means of a rope.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then the rope ladder was put over and Barney descended.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bodies of the three villains were lowered by means of a rope.
Chapter 12 of Frank Reade Jr.'s Air Wonder, The "Kite" by Luis Senarens holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 12 holds 106 sentences of Frank Reade Jr.'s Air Wonder, The "Kite", unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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