Chapter 1 of The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GOLDEN BUTTERFLY. "Roy! Roy! where are you?" Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand. "Here I am, sis,--what's up?"
Chapter 1 of The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading “THE GOLDEN BUTTERFLY.”
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.”
moving swiftly
From this reading “Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.”
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.”
a town in central Arizona
From this reading “Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.”
the stealing of cattle
From this reading “Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"Here I am, sis,--what's up?"”
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 “Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.”
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 Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Here I am, sis,--what's up?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Roy! where are you?"
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading THE GOLDEN BUTTERFLY.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.
moving swiftly
From this reading Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading THE GOLDEN BUTTERFLY.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here I am, sis,--what's up?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Here I am, sis,--what's up?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.
a course of conduct
From this reading Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.
a town in central Arizona
From this reading Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.
of or relating to British universities founded in the late 19th century or the 20th century
From this reading Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Roy!
the stealing of cattle
From this reading Peggy Prescott came flying down the red-brick path, a rustling newspaper clutched in her hand.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Here I am, sis,--what's up?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOLDEN BUTTERFLY.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Here I am, sis,--what's up?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here I am, sis,--what's up?"
in or at the place that
From this reading Roy! where are you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Roy! where are you?"
Chapter 1 of The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship by Margaret Burnham holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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 1 holds 147 sentences of The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship by Margaret Burnham exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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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