Chapter 56 of The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 56 of The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They were slowly descending. Presently Lady Caroline distinguished the outlines of Raby Hall. “I think I will get out here,” she said. Little anchored the balloon, and prepared to follow her. “Not so, my friend,” she said, with an arch smile.
Chapter 56 of The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading “Little anchored the balloon, and prepared to follow her.”
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading ““Not so, my friend,” she said, with an arch smile.”
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading “Little anchored the balloon, and prepared to follow her.”
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading “Presently Lady Caroline distinguished the outlines of Raby Hall.”
coming down or downward
From this reading “They were slowly descending.”
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading “Presently Lady Caroline distinguished the outlines of Raby Hall.”
plural of “outline” — the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading “Presently Lady Caroline distinguished the outlines of Raby Hall.”
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading “Little anchored the balloon, and prepared to follow her.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Not so, my friend,” she said, with an arch smile.
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading Little anchored the balloon, and prepared to follow her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Little anchored the balloon, and prepared to follow her.
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading “Not so, my friend,” she said, with an arch smile.
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading Little anchored the balloon, and prepared to follow her.
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading Presently Lady Caroline distinguished the outlines of Raby Hall.
coming down or downward
From this reading They were slowly descending.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading Presently Lady Caroline distinguished the outlines of Raby Hall.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Little anchored the balloon, and prepared to follow her.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Not so, my friend,” she said, with an arch smile.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I think I will get out here,” she said.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Presently Lady Caroline distinguished the outlines of Raby Hall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little anchored the balloon, and prepared to follow her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I think I will get out here,” she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think I will get out here,” she said.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Presently Lady Caroline distinguished the outlines of Raby Hall.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little anchored the balloon, and prepared to follow her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Not so, my friend,” she said, with an arch smile.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not so, my friend,” she said, with an arch smile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Presently Lady Caroline distinguished the outlines of Raby Hall.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I think I will get out here,” she said.
plural of “outline” — the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading Presently Lady Caroline distinguished the outlines of Raby Hall.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Little anchored the balloon, and prepared to follow her.
in the near future
From this reading Presently Lady Caroline distinguished the outlines of Raby Hall.
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From this reading Presently Lady Caroline distinguished the outlines of Raby Hall.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I think I will get out here,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I think I will get out here,” she said.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading They were slowly descending.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Not so, my friend,” she said, with an arch smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Not so, my friend,” she said, with an arch smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Presently Lady Caroline distinguished the outlines of Raby Hall.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were slowly descending.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think I will get out here,” she said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little anchored the balloon, and prepared to follow her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were slowly descending.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I think I will get out here,” she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Not so, my friend,” she said, with an arch smile.
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