Chapter 5 of The Air Mystery of Isle La Motte is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Air Mystery of Isle La Motte is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It's been quite a day. Anything left in that basket?" Jim asked through the tube. "Left in the basket! Well, if there is the squirrels are eating it back there in that ravine.
Chapter 5 of The Air Mystery of Isle La Motte is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Anything left in that basket?"”
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading “Anything left in that basket?"”
the act of consuming food
From this reading “Well, if there is the squirrels are eating it back there in that ravine.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “Anything left in that basket?"”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “"It's been quite a day.”
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading “Well, if there is the squirrels are eating it back there in that ravine.”
plural of “squirrel” — a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading “Well, if there is the squirrels are eating it back there in that ravine.”
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading “Jim asked through the tube.”
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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 “Jim asked through the tube.”
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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 "It's been quite a day.
any thing at all
From this reading Anything left in that basket?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, if there is the squirrels are eating it back there in that ravine.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Jim asked through the tube.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Well, if there is the squirrels are eating it back there in that ravine.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading Anything left in that basket?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It's been quite a day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "It's been quite a day.
the act of consuming food
From this reading Well, if there is the squirrels are eating it back there in that ravine.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, if there is the squirrels are eating it back there in that ravine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anything left in that basket?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, if there is the squirrels are eating it back there in that ravine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, if there is the squirrels are eating it back there in that ravine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's been quite a day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim asked through the tube.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Anything left in that basket?"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "It's been quite a day.
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading Well, if there is the squirrels are eating it back there in that ravine.
plural of “squirrel” — a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading Well, if there is the squirrels are eating it back there in that ravine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anything left in that basket?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim asked through the tube.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Well, if there is the squirrels are eating it back there in that ravine.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Jim asked through the tube.
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading Jim asked through the tube.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, if there is the squirrels are eating it back there in that ravine.
Chapter 5 of The Air Mystery of Isle La Motte by E. J. (Edith Janice) Craine holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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