Chapter 19 of The Motor Rangers' Cloud Cruiser is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Motor Rangers' Cloud Cruiser is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN INVOLUNTARY PASSENGER. “A man!” exclaimed the amazed professor. “Why, how in the world did he come here?” “I don’t know,” said Nat; “but there he is.” “He must have caught the rope when the _Discoverer_ shot upward,” suggested Joe.
Chapter 19 of The Motor Rangers' Cloud Cruiser is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading ““A man!” exclaimed the amazed professor.”
someone who is the first to think of or make something
not subject to the control of the will
From this reading “AN INVOLUNTARY PASSENGER.”
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “AN INVOLUNTARY PASSENGER.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading ““A man!” exclaimed the amazed professor.”
a strong line
From this reading ““He must have caught the rope when the _Discoverer_ shot upward,” suggested Joe.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading ““He must have caught the rope when the _Discoverer_ shot upward,” suggested Joe.”
directed up
From this reading ““He must have caught the rope when the _Discoverer_ shot upward,” suggested Joe.”
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In this reading ““Why, how in the world did he come here?””
In this reading ““Why, how in the world did he come here?””
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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 man!” exclaimed the amazed professor.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “A man!” exclaimed the amazed professor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INVOLUNTARY PASSENGER.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Nat; “but there he is.”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “He must have caught the rope when the _Discoverer_ shot upward,” suggested Joe.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Why, how in the world did he come here?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Why, how in the world did he come here?”
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading “He must have caught the rope when the _Discoverer_ shot upward,” suggested Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Nat; “but there he is.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “A man!” exclaimed the amazed professor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He must have caught the rope when the _Discoverer_ shot upward,” suggested Joe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, how in the world did he come here?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Why, how in the world did he come here?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, how in the world did he come here?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Nat; “but there he is.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why, how in the world did he come here?”
not subject to the control of the will
From this reading AN INVOLUNTARY PASSENGER.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Nat; “but there he is.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He must have caught the rope when the _Discoverer_ shot upward,” suggested Joe.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Nat; “but there he is.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “A man!” exclaimed the amazed professor.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must have caught the rope when the _Discoverer_ shot upward,” suggested Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Nat; “but there he is.”
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading AN INVOLUNTARY PASSENGER.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “A man!” exclaimed the amazed professor.
a strong line
From this reading “He must have caught the rope when the _Discoverer_ shot upward,” suggested Joe.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Nat; “but there he is.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “He must have caught the rope when the _Discoverer_ shot upward,” suggested Joe.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “He must have caught the rope when the _Discoverer_ shot upward,” suggested Joe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A man!” exclaimed the amazed professor.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Nat; “but there he is.”
directed up
From this reading “He must have caught the rope when the _Discoverer_ shot upward,” suggested Joe.
at the time that
From this reading “He must have caught the rope when the _Discoverer_ shot upward,” suggested Joe.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, how in the world did he come here?”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Why, how in the world did he come here?”
Chapter 19 of The Motor Rangers' Cloud Cruiser by John Henry Goldfrap holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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 19 holds 93 sentences of The Motor Rangers' Cloud Cruiser, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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