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A RAMBUNCTIOUS RAM. The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel. Before Jake could pick himself up from the floor of the front part of the car there came a loud shriek from the runabout. It was echoed by Miss Prescott and The Wren. Crash!
Chapter 14 of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.”
a town in central Arizona
From this reading “It was echoed by Miss Prescott and The Wren.”
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
From this reading “A RAMBUNCTIOUS RAM.”
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
From this reading “A RAMBUNCTIOUS RAM.”
an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
From this reading “Before Jake could pick himself up from the floor of the front part of the car there came a loud shriek from the runabout.”
plural of “spoke” — support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.”
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading “The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.”
English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)
From this reading “It was echoed by Miss Prescott and The Wren.”
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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 A RAMBUNCTIOUS RAM.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was echoed by Miss Prescott and The Wren.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Jake could pick himself up from the floor of the front part of the car there came a loud shriek from the runabout.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was echoed by Miss Prescott and The Wren.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Before Jake could pick himself up from the floor of the front part of the car there came a loud shriek from the runabout.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before Jake could pick himself up from the floor of the front part of the car there came a loud shriek from the runabout.
fall or come down violently
From this reading Crash!
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading It was echoed by Miss Prescott and The Wren.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Before Jake could pick himself up from the floor of the front part of the car there came a loud shriek from the runabout.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before Jake could pick himself up from the floor of the front part of the car there came a loud shriek from the runabout.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Before Jake could pick himself up from the floor of the front part of the car there came a loud shriek from the runabout.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Before Jake could pick himself up from the floor of the front part of the car there came a loud shriek from the runabout.
plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
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From this reading Before Jake could pick himself up from the floor of the front part of the car there came a loud shriek from the runabout.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Before Jake could pick himself up from the floor of the front part of the car there came a loud shriek from the runabout.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It was echoed by Miss Prescott and The Wren.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Before Jake could pick himself up from the floor of the front part of the car there came a loud shriek from the runabout.
select carefully from a group
From this reading Before Jake could pick himself up from the floor of the front part of the car there came a loud shriek from the runabout.
a town in central Arizona
From this reading It was echoed by Miss Prescott and The Wren.
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
From this reading A RAMBUNCTIOUS RAM.
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
From this reading A RAMBUNCTIOUS RAM.
an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
From this reading Before Jake could pick himself up from the floor of the front part of the car there came a loud shriek from the runabout.
cut with a saw
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
sharp piercing cry
From this reading Before Jake could pick himself up from the floor of the front part of the car there came a loud shriek from the runabout.
plural of “spoke” — support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Before Jake could pick himself up from the floor of the front part of the car there came a loud shriek from the runabout.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Before Jake could pick himself up from the floor of the front part of the car there came a loud shriek from the runabout.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was echoed by Miss Prescott and The Wren.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading The ram evidently saw the other car coming; it tried to leap out but its hoofs were jammed in the spokes of the steering wheel.
English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)
From this reading It was echoed by Miss Prescott and The Wren.
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