Chapter 11 of Squib and His Friends is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Squib and His Friends is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLANS AND PROJECTS. “Hullo! Here is Squib without his satellite. Will wonders never cease?” Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.
Chapter 11 of Squib and His Friends is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “Will wonders never cease?””
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “PLANS AND PROJECTS.”
plural of “project” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading “PLANS AND PROJECTS.”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.”
man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
From this reading “Here is Squib without his satellite.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.”
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Will wonders never cease?””
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seek information from
In this reading “Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.”
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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 Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PLANS AND PROJECTS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Will wonders never cease?”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.
set up or found
From this reading Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here is Squib without his satellite.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here is Squib without his satellite.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hullo!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is Squib without his satellite.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Will wonders never cease?”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading PLANS AND PROJECTS.
plural of “project” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading PLANS AND PROJECTS.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.
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From this reading Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.
man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
From this reading Here is Squib without his satellite.
firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
From this reading Here is Squib without his satellite.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will wonders never cease?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Squib looked up with a start as this voice reached him, and found himself face to face with Uncle Ronald.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Here is Squib without his satellite.
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Will wonders never cease?”
Chapter 11 of Squib and His Friends by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 291 sentences, grouped into 59 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 11 holds 291 sentences of Squib and His Friends, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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