Chapter 5 of The Adventure Girls in the Air is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Adventure Girls in the Air is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COMPLICATIONS “Ten yards—nine yards—two—he made it! He’s over! We win!” Jubilantly Janet threw her arms about Carol and the two danced in glee. The occasion was the opening game of the football season.
Chapter 5 of The Adventure Girls in the Air is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading “Jubilantly Janet threw her arms about Carol and the two danced in glee.”
plural of “complication” — the act or process of complicating
From this reading “COMPLICATIONS “Ten yards—nine yards—two—he made it!”
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading “Jubilantly Janet threw her arms about Carol and the two danced in glee.”
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading “The occasion was the opening game of the football season.”
great merriment
From this reading “Jubilantly Janet threw her arms about Carol and the two danced in glee.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “COMPLICATIONS “Ten yards—nine yards—two—he made it!”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “The occasion was the opening game of the football season.”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “We win!””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “COMPLICATIONS “Ten yards—nine yards—two—he made it!”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Jubilantly Janet threw her arms about Carol and the two danced in glee.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jubilantly Janet threw her arms about Carol and the two danced in glee.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Jubilantly Janet threw her arms about Carol and the two danced in glee.
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading Jubilantly Janet threw her arms about Carol and the two danced in glee.
plural of “complication” — the act or process of complicating
From this reading COMPLICATIONS “Ten yards—nine yards—two—he made it!
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading Jubilantly Janet threw her arms about Carol and the two danced in glee.
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading The occasion was the opening game of the football season.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading The occasion was the opening game of the football season.
great merriment
From this reading Jubilantly Janet threw her arms about Carol and the two danced in glee.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading COMPLICATIONS “Ten yards—nine yards—two—he made it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s over!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jubilantly Janet threw her arms about Carol and the two danced in glee.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jubilantly Janet threw her arms about Carol and the two danced in glee.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading COMPLICATIONS “Ten yards—nine yards—two—he made it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jubilantly Janet threw her arms about Carol and the two danced in glee.
in a joyous manner
From this reading Jubilantly Janet threw her arms about Carol and the two danced in glee.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading COMPLICATIONS “Ten yards—nine yards—two—he made it!
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading COMPLICATIONS “Ten yards—nine yards—two—he made it!
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading The occasion was the opening game of the football season.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The occasion was the opening game of the football season.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading The occasion was the opening game of the football season.
above and across; more than
From this reading He’s over!
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The occasion was the opening game of the football season.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading COMPLICATIONS “Ten yards—nine yards—two—he made it!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jubilantly Janet threw her arms about Carol and the two danced in glee.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Jubilantly Janet threw her arms about Carol and the two danced in glee.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading COMPLICATIONS “Ten yards—nine yards—two—he made it!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The occasion was the opening game of the football season.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We win!”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading We win!”
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading COMPLICATIONS “Ten yards—nine yards—two—he made it!
Chapter 5 of The Adventure Girls in the Air by Clair Blank holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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 5 holds 197 sentences of The Adventure Girls in the Air, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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