Chapter 19 of The Curlytops on Star Island is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Curlytops on Star Island is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HAPPY TRAMP Grandpa Martin stood looking down at the queer, burning rock. The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about. The sky was cloudy and it was getting dark. "Oh, what is it? What is it?" asked Ted and Jan.
Chapter 19 of The Curlytops on Star Island is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.”
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading “The sky was cloudy and it was getting dark.”
informal intensifiers
From this reading “The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “THE HAPPY TRAMP Grandpa Martin stood looking down at the queer, burning rock.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “What is it?" asked Ted and Jan.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “THE HAPPY TRAMP Grandpa Martin stood looking down at the queer, burning rock.”
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading “What is it?" asked Ted and Jan.”
a vagrant
From this reading “THE HAPPY TRAMP Grandpa Martin stood looking down at the queer, burning rock.”
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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 The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading What is it?" asked Ted and Jan.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HAPPY TRAMP Grandpa Martin stood looking down at the queer, burning rock.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
the act of burning something
From this reading THE HAPPY TRAMP Grandpa Martin stood looking down at the queer, burning rock.
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading The sky was cloudy and it was getting dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The sky was cloudy and it was getting dark.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE HAPPY TRAMP Grandpa Martin stood looking down at the queer, burning rock.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
informal intensifiers
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
brought together in one place
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The sky was cloudy and it was getting dark.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading THE HAPPY TRAMP Grandpa Martin stood looking down at the queer, burning rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading THE HAPPY TRAMP Grandpa Martin stood looking down at the queer, burning rock.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, what is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading What is it?" asked Ted and Jan.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE HAPPY TRAMP Grandpa Martin stood looking down at the queer, burning rock.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading THE HAPPY TRAMP Grandpa Martin stood looking down at the queer, burning rock.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, what is it?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading THE HAPPY TRAMP Grandpa Martin stood looking down at the queer, burning rock.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE HAPPY TRAMP Grandpa Martin stood looking down at the queer, burning rock.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was cloudy and it was getting dark.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE HAPPY TRAMP Grandpa Martin stood looking down at the queer, burning rock.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading What is it?" asked Ted and Jan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAPPY TRAMP Grandpa Martin stood looking down at the queer, burning rock.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
a vagrant
From this reading THE HAPPY TRAMP Grandpa Martin stood looking down at the queer, burning rock.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The blue fire was flaming up brighter now, and it made a strange light on the faces of the Curlytops and Hal as they gathered about.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, what is it?
Chapter 19 of The Curlytops on Star Island by Howard Roger Garis holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 19 holds 152 sentences of The Curlytops on Star Island, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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