Chapter 8 of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JIMSY FALLS ASLEEP. "Anybody been around, Tam?" Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan. Tam shook his head. "Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."
Chapter 8 of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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concurrence of opinion
From this reading “Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.”
something causing misery or death
From this reading “"Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."”
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading “JIMSY FALLS ASLEEP.”
uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
From this reading “Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “"Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."”
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “"Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."”
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading “Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.”
a woolen cap of Scottish origin
From this reading “"Anybody been around, Tam?"”
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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 "Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."
concurrence of opinion
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
later than; following
From this reading "Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
any person at all
From this reading "Anybody been around, Tam?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Anybody been around, Tam?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
in a state of sleep
From this reading JIMSY FALLS ASLEEP.
something causing misery or death
From this reading "Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Anybody been around, Tam?"
a youthful male person
From this reading "Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."
no longer in use
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading JIMSY FALLS ASLEEP.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Tam shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tam shook his head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JIMSY FALLS ASLEEP.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading "Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading "Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading "Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Tam shook his head.
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
a woolen cap of Scottish origin
From this reading "Anybody been around, Tam?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause, "'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."
Chapter 8 of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly by Margaret Burnham holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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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