Chapter 19 of Rainbow Landing: An Adventure Story is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Rainbow Landing: An Adventure Story is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LABYRINTH The men were straggling back, talking loudly and excitedly in the darkness. As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated. “How is he?” asked Tom. “Jackson’s not so bad,” returned Lockwood, “Think he’ll be all right. We’ve phoned for the doctor.
Chapter 19 of Rainbow Landing: An Adventure Story is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading “As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated.”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “THE LABYRINTH The men were straggling back, talking loudly and excitedly in the darkness.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated.”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated.”
possessive form of “jackson” — English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading “THE LABYRINTH The men were straggling back, talking loudly and excitedly in the darkness.”
with relatively high volume
From this reading “THE LABYRINTH The men were straggling back, talking loudly and excitedly in the darkness.”
past form of “phone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading “We’ve phoned for the doctor.”
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In this reading “As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated.”
In this reading “THE LABYRINTH The men were straggling back, talking loudly and excitedly in the darkness.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Jackson’s not so bad,” returned Lockwood, “Think he’ll be all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LABYRINTH The men were straggling back, talking loudly and excitedly in the darkness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “How is he?” asked Tom.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE LABYRINTH The men were straggling back, talking loudly and excitedly in the darkness.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Jackson’s not so bad,” returned Lockwood, “Think he’ll be all right.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Jackson’s not so bad,” returned Lockwood, “Think he’ll be all right.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE LABYRINTH The men were straggling back, talking loudly and excitedly in the darkness.
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading We’ve phoned for the doctor.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading THE LABYRINTH The men were straggling back, talking loudly and excitedly in the darkness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We’ve phoned for the doctor.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated.
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated.
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From this reading “Jackson’s not so bad,” returned Lockwood, “Think he’ll be all right.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How is he?” asked Tom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LABYRINTH The men were straggling back, talking loudly and excitedly in the darkness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How is he?” asked Tom.
possessive form of “jackson” — English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading “Jackson’s not so bad,” returned Lockwood, “Think he’ll be all right.
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading THE LABYRINTH The men were straggling back, talking loudly and excitedly in the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated.
with relatively high volume
From this reading THE LABYRINTH The men were straggling back, talking loudly and excitedly in the darkness.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE LABYRINTH The men were straggling back, talking loudly and excitedly in the darkness.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Jackson’s not so bad,” returned Lockwood, “Think he’ll be all right.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated.
past form of “phone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading We’ve phoned for the doctor.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Jackson’s not so bad,” returned Lockwood, “Think he’ll be all right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Jackson’s not so bad,” returned Lockwood, “Think he’ll be all right.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Jackson’s not so bad,” returned Lockwood, “Think he’ll be all right.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated.
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading THE LABYRINTH The men were straggling back, talking loudly and excitedly in the darkness.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading THE LABYRINTH The men were straggling back, talking loudly and excitedly in the darkness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LABYRINTH The men were straggling back, talking loudly and excitedly in the darkness.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Jackson’s not so bad,” returned Lockwood, “Think he’ll be all right.
male cat
From this reading As he ran down the stairs Lockwood met Tom on the gallery, hot, furious, defeated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve phoned for the doctor.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE LABYRINTH The men were straggling back, talking loudly and excitedly in the darkness.
Chapter 19 of Rainbow Landing: An Adventure Story by Frank Lillie Pollock holds 242 sentences, grouped into 49 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 19 holds 242 sentences of Rainbow Landing: An Adventure Story, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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