Chapter 12 of Sky Island is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Sky Island is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was rather moist in the Fog Bank. "Seems like a reg'lar drizzle," said Trot. "I'll be soaked through in a minute." She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it. "Never mind," said Cap'n Bill.
Chapter 12 of Sky Island is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading “She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.”
very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
From this reading “"Seems like a reg'lar drizzle," said Trot.”
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading “She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.”
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading “It was rather moist in the Fog Bank.”
slightly wet
From this reading “It was rather moist in the Fog Bank.”
wetness caused by water
From this reading “She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.”
very drunk
From this reading “"I'll be soaked through in a minute."”
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “"Seems like a reg'lar drizzle," said Trot.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Seems like a reg'lar drizzle," said Trot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading It was rather moist in the Fog Bank.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'll be soaked through in a minute."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "Never mind," said Cap'n Bill.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never mind," said Cap'n Bill.
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
put on clothes
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
From this reading "Seems like a reg'lar drizzle," said Trot.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading It was rather moist in the Fog Bank.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll be soaked through in a minute."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was rather moist in the Fog Bank.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was rather moist in the Fog Bank.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Seems like a reg'lar drizzle," said Trot.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never mind," said Cap'n Bill.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "I'll be soaked through in a minute."
slightly wet
From this reading It was rather moist in the Fog Bank.
wetness caused by water
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never mind," said Cap'n Bill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
on the contrary
From this reading It was rather moist in the Fog Bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Seems like a reg'lar drizzle," said Trot.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Seems like a reg'lar drizzle," said Trot.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Seems like a reg'lar drizzle," said Trot.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
very drunk
From this reading "I'll be soaked through in a minute."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was rather moist in the Fog Bank.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I'll be soaked through in a minute."
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading "Seems like a reg'lar drizzle," said Trot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was rather moist in the Fog Bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been given a costume of blue silk in exchange for her own dress, and the silk was so thin that the moisture easily wetted it.
Chapter 12 of Sky Island by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 12 holds 122 sentences of Sky Island, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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