Chapter 12 of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRISONERS IN THE HUT. It was almost pitch dark within the hut. Only from a crack under the door could any light enter. For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent. Peggy it was who spoke first.
Chapter 12 of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “Only from a crack under the door could any light enter.”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “PRISONERS IN THE HUT.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.”
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “It was almost pitch dark within the hut.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “PRISONERS IN THE HUT.”
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading “For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.”
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading “For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.”
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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 Only from a crack under the door could any light enter.
later than; following
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was almost pitch dark within the hut.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Only from a crack under the door could any light enter.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Only from a crack under the door could any light enter.
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading Only from a crack under the door could any light enter.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was almost pitch dark within the hut.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Only from a crack under the door could any light enter.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
to come or go into
From this reading Only from a crack under the door could any light enter.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Peggy it was who spoke first.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Only from a crack under the door could any light enter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
temporary military shelter
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE HUT.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE HUT.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was almost pitch dark within the hut.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Only from a crack under the door could any light enter.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
the force of workers available
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
and nothing more
From this reading Only from a crack under the door could any light enter.
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From this reading Peggy it was who spoke first.
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading It was almost pitch dark within the hut.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE HUT.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Peggy it was who spoke first.
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE HUT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Only from a crack under the door could any light enter.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was almost pitch dark within the hut.
which person or people
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was almost pitch dark within the hut.
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading For an instant after the taunting of the voices of the men who had locked them in reached their ears, the trio of youthful prisoners remained silent.
Chapter 12 of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly by Margaret Burnham holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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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