Chapter 7 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=SIR TRISTRAM= 153 _Topsy-turvy thoughts. Fancy a giant with an umbrella! George finds a new suit, and Alexander disappears. To the Castle of the Thousand Towers. The knight who was bound on a quest. They arrive at the castle._
Chapter 7 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading “George finds a new suit, and Alexander disappears.”
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “The knight who was bound on a quest. They arrive at the castle._”
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “George finds a new suit, and Alexander disappears.”
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading “The knight who was bound on a quest. They arrive at the castle._”
in utter disorder
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “To the Castle of the Thousand Towers.”
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading “=SIR TRISTRAM= 153 _Topsy-turvy thoughts.”
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading “Fancy a giant with an umbrella!”
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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reach a destination, either real or abstract
In this reading “The knight who was bound on a quest. They arrive at the castle._”
In this reading “The knight who was bound on a quest. They arrive at the castle._”
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From this reading =SIR TRISTRAM= 153 _Topsy-turvy thoughts.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Fancy a giant with an umbrella!
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading George finds a new suit, and Alexander disappears.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fancy a giant with an umbrella!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading George finds a new suit, and Alexander disappears.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The knight who was bound on a quest. They arrive at the castle._
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The knight who was bound on a quest. They arrive at the castle._
confined by bonds
From this reading The knight who was bound on a quest. They arrive at the castle._
a large and stately mansion
From this reading To the Castle of the Thousand Towers.
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading George finds a new suit, and Alexander disappears.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Fancy a giant with an umbrella!
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading George finds a new suit, and Alexander disappears.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George finds a new suit, and Alexander disappears.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Fancy a giant with an umbrella!
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading The knight who was bound on a quest. They arrive at the castle._
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading George finds a new suit, and Alexander disappears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the Castle of the Thousand Towers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The knight who was bound on a quest. They arrive at the castle._
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading The knight who was bound on a quest. They arrive at the castle._
term of address for a man
From this reading =SIR TRISTRAM= 153 _Topsy-turvy thoughts.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading George finds a new suit, and Alexander disappears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the Castle of the Thousand Towers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The knight who was bound on a quest. They arrive at the castle._
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading =SIR TRISTRAM= 153 _Topsy-turvy thoughts.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading To the Castle of the Thousand Towers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the Castle of the Thousand Towers.
in utter disorder
From this reading =SIR TRISTRAM= 153 _Topsy-turvy thoughts.
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading To the Castle of the Thousand Towers.
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading =SIR TRISTRAM= 153 _Topsy-turvy thoughts.
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading Fancy a giant with an umbrella!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The knight who was bound on a quest. They arrive at the castle._
which person or people
From this reading The knight who was bound on a quest. They arrive at the castle._
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fancy a giant with an umbrella!
Chapter 7 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures by E. Gordon (Edgar Gordon) Browne holds 5 sentences, grouped into 1 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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