Chapter 4 of The Adventure Girls in the Air is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Adventure Girls in the Air is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STUBBY The road was dark and lonely. From far away came the dismal hoot of an owl. Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce. “He might have picked a better spot for us to meet his mechanic,” she whispered. “It isn’t very cheerful, is it?”
Chapter 4 of The Adventure Girls in the Air is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading “Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce.”
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce.”
causing dejection
From this reading “From far away came the dismal hoot of an owl.”
a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
From this reading “From far away came the dismal hoot of an owl.”
a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
From this reading ““He might have picked a better spot for us to meet his mechanic,” she whispered.”
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading “From far away came the dismal hoot of an owl.”
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce.”
short and blunt
From this reading “STUBBY The road was dark and lonely.”
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In this reading “Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce.”
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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 Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From far away came the dismal hoot of an owl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STUBBY The road was dark and lonely.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading From far away came the dismal hoot of an owl.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “He might have picked a better spot for us to meet his mechanic,” she whispered.
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From far away came the dismal hoot of an owl.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “It isn’t very cheerful, is it?”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading STUBBY The road was dark and lonely.
causing dejection
From this reading From far away came the dismal hoot of an owl.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading From far away came the dismal hoot of an owl.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “He might have picked a better spot for us to meet his mechanic,” she whispered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From far away came the dismal hoot of an owl.
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He might have picked a better spot for us to meet his mechanic,” she whispered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He might have picked a better spot for us to meet his mechanic,” she whispered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He might have picked a better spot for us to meet his mechanic,” she whispered.
a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
From this reading From far away came the dismal hoot of an owl.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It isn’t very cheerful, is it?”
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From this reading “It isn’t very cheerful, is it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t very cheerful, is it?”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading STUBBY The road was dark and lonely.
a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
From this reading “He might have picked a better spot for us to meet his mechanic,” she whispered.
come together
From this reading “He might have picked a better spot for us to meet his mechanic,” she whispered.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He might have picked a better spot for us to meet his mechanic,” she whispered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From far away came the dismal hoot of an owl.
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading From far away came the dismal hoot of an owl.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “He might have picked a better spot for us to meet his mechanic,” she whispered.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading STUBBY The road was dark and lonely.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce.
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “He might have picked a better spot for us to meet his mechanic,” she whispered.
short and blunt
From this reading STUBBY The road was dark and lonely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STUBBY The road was dark and lonely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Gale shivered as she leaned her bicycle against a tree and turned to Bruce.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He might have picked a better spot for us to meet his mechanic,” she whispered.
precisely as stated
From this reading “It isn’t very cheerful, is it?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STUBBY The road was dark and lonely.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “He might have picked a better spot for us to meet his mechanic,” she whispered.
Chapter 4 of The Adventure Girls in the Air by Clair Blank holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 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.
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