Chapter 24 of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WREN DISAPPEARS. "But as I reached the ground a startling thing happened. I missed my footing and found myself rolling down a steepish bank. At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes. It was bright moonlight and the door was open.
Chapter 24 of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes.”
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “THE WREN DISAPPEARS.”
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes.”
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading “I missed my footing and found myself rolling down a steepish bank.”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes.”
covered with growing plants
From this reading “At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes.”
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading “"But as I reached the ground a startling thing happened.”
English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)
From this reading “THE WREN DISAPPEARS.”
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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 "But as I reached the ground a startling thing happened.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I missed my footing and found myself rolling down a steepish bank.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But as I reached the ground a startling thing happened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading I missed my footing and found myself rolling down a steepish bank.
the lower side of anything
From this reading At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading It was bright moonlight and the door was open.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But as I reached the ground a startling thing happened.
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading THE WREN DISAPPEARS.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It was bright moonlight and the door was open.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I missed my footing and found myself rolling down a steepish bank.
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading I missed my footing and found myself rolling down a steepish bank.
set up or found
From this reading I missed my footing and found myself rolling down a steepish bank.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading "But as I reached the ground a startling thing happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "But as I reached the ground a startling thing happened.
temporary military shelter
From this reading At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But as I reached the ground a startling thing happened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was bright moonlight and the door was open.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading I missed my footing and found myself rolling down a steepish bank.
the light of the Moon
From this reading It was bright moonlight and the door was open.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I missed my footing and found myself rolling down a steepish bank.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I missed my footing and found myself rolling down a steepish bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was bright moonlight and the door was open.
covered with growing plants
From this reading At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "But as I reached the ground a startling thing happened.
uttered with a trill
From this reading I missed my footing and found myself rolling down a steepish bank.
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading "But as I reached the ground a startling thing happened.
somewhat steep
From this reading I missed my footing and found myself rolling down a steepish bank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WREN DISAPPEARS.
a special situation
From this reading "But as I reached the ground a startling thing happened.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was bright moonlight and the door was open.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the bottom I fetched up against an odd-looking little hut almost overgrown with bushes.
English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)
From this reading THE WREN DISAPPEARS.
Chapter 24 of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly by Margaret Burnham holds 99 sentences, grouped into 20 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 24 holds 99 sentences of The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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