Chapter 29 of The Flying Girl and Her Chum is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Flying Girl and Her Chum is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered. "Gasoline," was the brief answer. "Oh. Can you get to the bluff?" "I--don't--know.
Chapter 29 of The Flying Girl and Her Chum is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading “Can you get to the bluff?"”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “"Gasoline," was the brief answer.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered.”
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading “"Gasoline," was the brief answer.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered.”
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading “THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered.”
past form of “waver” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered.
react verbally
From this reading "Gasoline," was the brief answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered.
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading Can you get to the bluff?"
of short duration or distance
From this reading "Gasoline," was the brief answer.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you get to the bluff?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I--don't--know.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered.
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading "Gasoline," was the brief answer.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Can you get to the bluff?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I--don't--know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I--don't--know.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered.
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Can you get to the bluff?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Gasoline," was the brief answer.
past form of “waver” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading THE PRISONER "What's wrong, Ris?" asked Sybil, as the engine skipped and wavered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you get to the bluff?"
Chapter 29 of The Flying Girl and Her Chum by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 29 holds 213 sentences of The Flying Girl and Her Chum, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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