Chapter 21 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George. "We're going faster than twenty trains," replied the witch. "In a minute or two we shall catch up the daylight.... Ah, there you can see it already!" And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.
Chapter 21 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “"In a minute or two we shall catch up the daylight....”
more quickly
From this reading “_The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George.”
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “_The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George.”
a very small spot
From this reading “And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.”
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading “"We're going faster than twenty trains," replied the witch.”
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.”
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “"We're going faster than twenty trains," replied the witch.”
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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In this reading “_The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George.”
reach the point where one should be after a delay
In this reading “"In a minute or two we shall catch up the daylight....”
In this reading “"In a minute or two we shall catch up the daylight....”
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 _The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, there you can see it already!"
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Ah, there you can see it already!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Ah, there you can see it already!"
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "In a minute or two we shall catch up the daylight....
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading "In a minute or two we shall catch up the daylight....
more quickly
From this reading _The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George.
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 _The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George.
the act of departing
From this reading _The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading _The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In a minute or two we shall catch up the daylight....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ah, there you can see it already!"
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "In a minute or two we shall catch up the daylight....
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading _The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "In a minute or two we shall catch up the daylight....
having a point
From this reading And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading _The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "We're going faster than twenty trains," replied the witch.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ah, there you can see it already!"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "In a minute or two we shall catch up the daylight....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.
a very small spot
From this reading And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.
move hurridly
From this reading And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Ah, there you can see it already!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.
in the direction of
From this reading And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.
create by training and teaching
From this reading _The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George.
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading "We're going faster than twenty trains," replied the witch.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "We're going faster than twenty trains," replied the witch.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "In a minute or two we shall catch up the daylight....
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "In a minute or two we shall catch up the daylight....
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _The High Mountains_ "WE must be going faster than a railway train," said George.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're going faster than twenty trains," replied the witch.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And she pointed to a speck of light toward which they were travelling at lightning speed.
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading "We're going faster than twenty trains," replied the witch.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, there you can see it already!"
Chapter 21 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures by E. Gordon (Edgar Gordon) Browne holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 21 holds 111 sentences of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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