Chapter 15 of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN INVITATION TO RACE. It is almost needless to say that the purchase was not consummated. The girls raised a chorus of protest. The "nasty thing" was the mildest of the epithets they applied to the beast. "Well, I don't know.
Chapter 15 of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “The girls raised a chorus of protest.”
brought to completion
From this reading “It is almost needless to say that the purchase was not consummated.”
plural of “epithet” — a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
From this reading “The "nasty thing" was the mildest of the epithets they applied to the beast.”
superlative of “mild” — moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading “The "nasty thing" was the mildest of the epithets they applied to the beast.”
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading “The "nasty thing" was the mildest of the epithets they applied to the beast.”
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading “It is almost needless to say that the purchase was not consummated.”
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “The girls raised a chorus of protest.”
the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading “It is almost needless to say that the purchase was not consummated.”
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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 The girls raised a chorus of protest.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It is almost needless to say that the purchase was not consummated.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INVITATION TO RACE.
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading The "nasty thing" was the mildest of the epithets they applied to the beast.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The "nasty thing" was the mildest of the epithets they applied to the beast.
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading The girls raised a chorus of protest.
brought to completion
From this reading It is almost needless to say that the purchase was not consummated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I don't know.
plural of “epithet” — a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
From this reading The "nasty thing" was the mildest of the epithets they applied to the beast.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls raised a chorus of protest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I don't know.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading AN INVITATION TO RACE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is almost needless to say that the purchase was not consummated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is almost needless to say that the purchase was not consummated.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, I don't know.
superlative of “mild” — moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading The "nasty thing" was the mildest of the epithets they applied to the beast.
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading The "nasty thing" was the mildest of the epithets they applied to the beast.
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading It is almost needless to say that the purchase was not consummated.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is almost needless to say that the purchase was not consummated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girls raised a chorus of protest.
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading The girls raised a chorus of protest.
the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading It is almost needless to say that the purchase was not consummated.
any competition
From this reading AN INVITATION TO RACE.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The girls raised a chorus of protest.
express in words
From this reading It is almost needless to say that the purchase was not consummated.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is almost needless to say that the purchase was not consummated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is almost needless to say that the purchase was not consummated.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The "nasty thing" was the mildest of the epithets they applied to the beast.
a special situation
From this reading The "nasty thing" was the mildest of the epithets they applied to the beast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN INVITATION TO RACE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is almost needless to say that the purchase was not consummated.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I don't know.
Chapter 15 of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly by Margaret Burnham holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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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