Chapter 19 of The Radio Girls at Forest Lodge is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Radio Girls at Forest Lodge is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end. “Darry! Darry!” cried Amy, in a sudden, terrible fear. “That was his voice, Jessie! He is in trouble!
Chapter 19 of The Radio Girls at Forest Lodge is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.”
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.”
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.”
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.”
comparative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Darry!” cried Amy, in a sudden, terrible fear.”
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In this reading “IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.”
In this reading “IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.”
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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 Darry!” cried Amy, in a sudden, terrible fear.
quickly and without warning
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Darry!” cried Amy, in a sudden, terrible fear.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Darry!” cried Amy, in a sudden, terrible fear.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Darry!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
comparative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Darry!” cried Amy, in a sudden, terrible fear.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is in trouble!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “That was his voice, Jessie!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is in trouble!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That was his voice, Jessie!
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
recurring again and again
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
only a very short time before
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Darry!” cried Amy, in a sudden, terrible fear.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Darry!” cried Amy, in a sudden, terrible fear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That was his voice, Jessie!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
a source of difficulty
From this reading He is in trouble!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “That was his voice, Jessie!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN DANGER The girls listened, clinging together, scarcely daring to breathe, and the cry was repeated, fainter and coming abruptly to an end.
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