Chapter 7 of The Adventure Girls in the Air is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Adventure Girls in the Air is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INVADERS Gale stepped silently behind a tree and listened. Her heart was thumping heavily. It sounded like thunder in her own ears. The voices were mere whispers now; only occasionally could she catch the words uttered. She puzzled over the snatches of conversation that drifted back to her.
Chapter 7 of The Adventure Girls in the Air is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “She puzzled over the snatches of conversation that drifted back to her.”
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading “INVADERS Gale stepped silently behind a tree and listened.”
plural of “invader” — someone who enters by force in order to conquer
From this reading “INVADERS Gale stepped silently behind a tree and listened.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “She puzzled over the snatches of conversation that drifted back to her.”
plural of “snatch” — a small fragment
From this reading “She puzzled over the snatches of conversation that drifted back to her.”
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
From this reading “Her heart was thumping heavily.”
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “It sounded like thunder in her own ears.”
plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “The voices were mere whispers now; only occasionally could she catch the words uttered.”
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 “INVADERS Gale stepped silently behind a tree and listened.”
In this reading “She puzzled over the snatches of conversation that drifted back to her.”
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 INVADERS Gale stepped silently behind a tree and listened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading INVADERS Gale stepped silently behind a tree and listened.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She puzzled over the snatches of conversation that drifted back to her.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading INVADERS Gale stepped silently behind a tree and listened.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The voices were mere whispers now; only occasionally could she catch the words uttered.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading She puzzled over the snatches of conversation that drifted back to her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The voices were mere whispers now; only occasionally could she catch the words uttered.
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading She puzzled over the snatches of conversation that drifted back to her.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading It sounded like thunder in her own ears.
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading INVADERS Gale stepped silently behind a tree and listened.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her heart was thumping heavily.
to a considerable degree
From this reading Her heart was thumping heavily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her heart was thumping heavily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It sounded like thunder in her own ears.
plural of “invader” — someone who enters by force in order to conquer
From this reading INVADERS Gale stepped silently behind a tree and listened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It sounded like thunder in her own ears.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It sounded like thunder in her own ears.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading INVADERS Gale stepped silently behind a tree and listened.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading The voices were mere whispers now; only occasionally could she catch the words uttered.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The voices were mere whispers now; only occasionally could she catch the words uttered.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading The voices were mere whispers now; only occasionally could she catch the words uttered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She puzzled over the snatches of conversation that drifted back to her.
and nothing more
From this reading The voices were mere whispers now; only occasionally could she catch the words uttered.
above and across; more than
From this reading She puzzled over the snatches of conversation that drifted back to her.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It sounded like thunder in her own ears.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading She puzzled over the snatches of conversation that drifted back to her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The voices were mere whispers now; only occasionally could she catch the words uttered.
without speaking
From this reading INVADERS Gale stepped silently behind a tree and listened.
plural of “snatch” — a small fragment
From this reading She puzzled over the snatches of conversation that drifted back to her.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading It sounded like thunder in her own ears.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading INVADERS Gale stepped silently behind a tree and listened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She puzzled over the snatches of conversation that drifted back to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The voices were mere whispers now; only occasionally could she catch the words uttered.
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
From this reading Her heart was thumping heavily.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading It sounded like thunder in her own ears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She puzzled over the snatches of conversation that drifted back to her.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading INVADERS Gale stepped silently behind a tree and listened.
communicated in words
From this reading The voices were mere whispers now; only occasionally could she catch the words uttered.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The voices were mere whispers now; only occasionally could she catch the words uttered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her heart was thumping heavily.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The voices were mere whispers now; only occasionally could she catch the words uttered.
plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading The voices were mere whispers now; only occasionally could she catch the words uttered.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The voices were mere whispers now; only occasionally could she catch the words uttered.
Chapter 7 of The Adventure Girls in the Air by Clair Blank holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 7 holds 140 sentences of The Adventure Girls in the Air, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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