Chapter 30 of Ralph on the Overland Express is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Ralph on the Overland Express is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SNOWBOUND Chug! "A snowslide!" exclaimed Ralph, in dismay. "An avalanche!" declared Fogg. "Dodge--something's coming!" With a crash both cab windows were splintered to fragments.
Chapter 30 of Ralph on the Overland Express is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading “"An avalanche!" declared Fogg.”
make a dull, explosive sound
From this reading “SNOWBOUND Chug!”
fall or come down violently
From this reading “With a crash both cab windows were splintered to fragments.”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “"A snowslide!" exclaimed Ralph, in dismay.”
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading “"Dodge--something's coming!"”
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading “With a crash both cab windows were splintered to fragments.”
confined or shut in by heavy snow
From this reading “SNOWBOUND Chug!”
past form of “splinter” — withdraw from an organization or communion
From this reading “With a crash both cab windows were splintered to fragments.”
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 "A snowslide!" exclaimed Ralph, in dismay.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An avalanche!" declared Fogg.
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading "An avalanche!" declared Fogg.
the two together, not just one
From this reading With a crash both cab windows were splintered to fragments.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading With a crash both cab windows were splintered to fragments.
make a dull, explosive sound
From this reading SNOWBOUND Chug!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Dodge--something's coming!"
fall or come down violently
From this reading With a crash both cab windows were splintered to fragments.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "An avalanche!" declared Fogg.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading "A snowslide!" exclaimed Ralph, in dismay.
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading "Dodge--something's coming!"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "A snowslide!" exclaimed Ralph, in dismay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An avalanche!" declared Fogg.
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading With a crash both cab windows were splintered to fragments.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A snowslide!" exclaimed Ralph, in dismay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A snowslide!" exclaimed Ralph, in dismay.
confined or shut in by heavy snow
From this reading SNOWBOUND Chug!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A snowslide!" exclaimed Ralph, in dismay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dodge--something's coming!"
past form of “splinter” — withdraw from an organization or communion
From this reading With a crash both cab windows were splintered to fragments.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a crash both cab windows were splintered to fragments.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With a crash both cab windows were splintered to fragments.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading With a crash both cab windows were splintered to fragments.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a crash both cab windows were splintered to fragments.
Chapter 30 of Ralph on the Overland Express by Allen Chapman holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 30 holds 130 sentences of Ralph on the Overland Express, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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