Chapter 18 of Jet Plane Mystery is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Jet Plane Mystery is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered: “I hoped you’d come. I have something tremendously important to show you. First you must play for these people, for they love it.” At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
Chapter 18 of Jet Plane Mystery is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)
From this reading “LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:”
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading “At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.”
plural of “pal” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:”
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading “LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:”
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading “LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:”
extremely
From this reading “I have something tremendously important to show you.”
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In this reading “At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.”
In this reading “At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.”
In this reading “LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
next to; at the side of
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I hoped you’d come.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
a young female
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have something tremendously important to show you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “I hoped you’d come.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hoped you’d come.
of great significance or value
From this reading I have something tremendously important to show you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
plural of “pal” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
Identical; not different.
From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
only a very short time before
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I have something tremendously important to show you.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I have something tremendously important to show you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have something tremendously important to show you.
extremely
From this reading I have something tremendously important to show you.
at the time that
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have something tremendously important to show you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hoped you’d come.
Chapter 18 of Jet Plane Mystery by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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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