Chapter 3 of The Motor Rangers' Cloud Cruiser is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Motor Rangers' Cloud Cruiser is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ISLANDS VANISH. Nat sat upright with a strange singing sound in his ears. It was insufferably hot. He fairly panted as he opened his eyes. The sweat ran off him in rivulets.
Chapter 3 of The Motor Rangers' Cloud Cruiser is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “Nat sat upright with a strange singing sound in his ears.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “He fairly panted as he opened his eyes.”
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “THE ISLANDS VANISH.”
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “He fairly panted as he opened his eyes.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “Nat sat upright with a strange singing sound in his ears.”
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading “The sweat ran off him in rivulets.”
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading “Nat sat upright with a strange singing sound in his ears.”
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “THE ISLANDS VANISH.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “The sweat ran off him in rivulets.”
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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 Nat sat upright with a strange singing sound in his ears.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He fairly panted as he opened his eyes.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Nat sat upright with a strange singing sound in his ears.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He fairly panted as he opened his eyes.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading He fairly panted as he opened his eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fairly panted as he opened his eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sweat ran off him in rivulets.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nat sat upright with a strange singing sound in his ears.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading It was insufferably hot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nat sat upright with a strange singing sound in his ears.
to an insufferable degree
From this reading It was insufferably hot.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE ISLANDS VANISH.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was insufferably hot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nat sat upright with a strange singing sound in his ears.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The sweat ran off him in rivulets.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading He fairly panted as he opened his eyes.
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading He fairly panted as he opened his eyes.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The sweat ran off him in rivulets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sweat ran off him in rivulets.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Nat sat upright with a strange singing sound in his ears.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Nat sat upright with a strange singing sound in his ears.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Nat sat upright with a strange singing sound in his ears.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Nat sat upright with a strange singing sound in his ears.
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading The sweat ran off him in rivulets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ISLANDS VANISH.
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading Nat sat upright with a strange singing sound in his ears.
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading THE ISLANDS VANISH.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was insufferably hot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nat sat upright with a strange singing sound in his ears.
Chapter 3 of The Motor Rangers' Cloud Cruiser by John Henry Goldfrap holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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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