Chapter 10 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What's it for?" She opened the front ventilator in the cowl. The gush of wind which poured in lifted her skirt to the edge of the book. "See?" she said. "Keeps my skirt from blowing over my head when I open the vent."
Chapter 10 of The Five Arrows is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading “"Keeps my skirt from blowing over my head when I open the vent."”
protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
From this reading “She opened the front ventilator in the cowl.”
gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
From this reading “The gush of wind which poured in lifted her skirt to the edge of the book.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “"Keeps my skirt from blowing over my head when I open the vent."”
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading “The gush of wind which poured in lifted her skirt to the edge of the book.”
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading “The gush of wind which poured in lifted her skirt to the edge of the book.”
a hole for the escape of gas or air
From this reading “"Keeps my skirt from blowing over my head when I open the vent."”
a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air
From this reading “She opened the front ventilator in the cowl.”
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.
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In this reading “The gush of wind which poured in lifted her skirt to the edge of the book.”
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processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading "Keeps my skirt from blowing over my head when I open the vent."
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The gush of wind which poured in lifted her skirt to the edge of the book.
protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
From this reading She opened the front ventilator in the cowl.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The gush of wind which poured in lifted her skirt to the edge of the book.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What's it for?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Keeps my skirt from blowing over my head when I open the vent."
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading She opened the front ventilator in the cowl.
gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
From this reading The gush of wind which poured in lifted her skirt to the edge of the book.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Keeps my skirt from blowing over my head when I open the vent."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The gush of wind which poured in lifted her skirt to the edge of the book.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Keeps my skirt from blowing over my head when I open the vent."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She opened the front ventilator in the cowl.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What's it for?"
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading "Keeps my skirt from blowing over my head when I open the vent."
held up in the air
From this reading The gush of wind which poured in lifted her skirt to the edge of the book.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Keeps my skirt from blowing over my head when I open the vent."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gush of wind which poured in lifted her skirt to the edge of the book.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Keeps my skirt from blowing over my head when I open the vent."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading She opened the front ventilator in the cowl.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Keeps my skirt from blowing over my head when I open the vent."
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading The gush of wind which poured in lifted her skirt to the edge of the book.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "See?" she said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See?" she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She opened the front ventilator in the cowl.
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading The gush of wind which poured in lifted her skirt to the edge of the book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She opened the front ventilator in the cowl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gush of wind which poured in lifted her skirt to the edge of the book.
a hole for the escape of gas or air
From this reading "Keeps my skirt from blowing over my head when I open the vent."
a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air
From this reading She opened the front ventilator in the cowl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's it for?"
at the time that
From this reading "Keeps my skirt from blowing over my head when I open the vent."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The gush of wind which poured in lifted her skirt to the edge of the book.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The gush of wind which poured in lifted her skirt to the edge of the book.
Chapter 10 of The Five Arrows by Allan Chase holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 10 holds 404 sentences of The Five Arrows, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Five Arrows by Allan Chase exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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