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The Radio Girls on the program

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of The Radio Girls on the program is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.
Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:
“You keep away from here—all of you!
Don’t you dare come back here.
I’ll show you——” “Who made you the owner of the old Carter place?” sang out Amy, cheerfully.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Radio Girls on the program

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of The Radio Girls on the program is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.
Line 2
Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:
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“You keep away from here—all of you!
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Don’t you dare come back here.
Line 5
I’ll show you——” “Who made you the owner of the old Carter place?” sang out Amy, cheerfully.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Belle noun US /bel/

a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

From this reading “Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:”

Carter noun US /ˈkɑːrtər/

Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)

From this reading “I’ll show you——” “Who made you the owner of the old Carter place?” sang out Amy, cheerfully.”

cheerfully adverb US /ˈtʃɪrfəli/

in a cheerful manner

From this reading “I’ll show you——” “Who made you the owner of the old Carter place?” sang out Amy, cheerfully.”

curse noun US /kɜːrs/

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading “THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.”

landing noun US /ˈlændɪŋ/

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading “THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.”

motor noun US /ˈmoʊtər/

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading “THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.”

Thrush noun US /θrʌʃ/

candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults

witch's noun US /ˈwɪtʃɪz/

possessive form of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

come back verb + particle

be restored

In this reading “Don’t you dare come back here.”

ran down verb + adjective counted as “run down”

trace

In this reading “Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:”

started the motor verb + article + noun counted as “start … motor”

In this reading “THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.”

keep away verb + particle

prevent from coming close

In this reading ““You keep away from here—all of you!”

All words in this reading · 51

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading “You keep away from here—all of you!

Amy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.

angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/

feeling or showing anger

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Don’t you dare come back here.

BellenounUS /bel/

a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/

Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)

From this reading I’ll show you——” “Who made you the owner of the old Carter place?” sang out Amy, cheerfully.

cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/

in a cheerful manner

From this reading I’ll show you——” “Who made you the owner of the old Carter place?” sang out Amy, cheerfully.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Don’t you dare come back here.

CURSEnounUS /kɜːrs/

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.

dareverbUS /der/

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading Don’t you dare come back here.

Dogtown

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

Don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don’t you dare come back here.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

drewnounUS /druː/

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.

edgenounUS /edʒ/

the boundary of a surface

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “You keep away from here—all of you!

I'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I’ll show you——” “Who made you the owner of the old Carter place?” sang out Amy, cheerfully.

keepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading “You keep away from here—all of you!

lakenounUS /leɪk/

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

landingnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I’ll show you——” “Who made you the owner of the old Carter place?” sang out Amy, cheerfully.

motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I’ll show you——” “Who made you the owner of the old Carter place?” sang out Amy, cheerfully.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I’ll show you——” “Who made you the owner of the old Carter place?” sang out Amy, cheerfully.

ownernounUS /ˈoʊnər/

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading I’ll show you——” “Who made you the owner of the old Carter place?” sang out Amy, cheerfully.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading I’ll show you——” “Who made you the owner of the old Carter place?” sang out Amy, cheerfully.

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

Ringold

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

Roselawn

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

sangnounUS /sæŋ/

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading I’ll show you——” “Who made you the owner of the old Carter place?” sang out Amy, cheerfully.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

shoutedadjectiveUS /ˈʃaʊtɪd/

in a vehement outcry

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

showverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading I’ll show you——” “Who made you the owner of the old Carter place?” sang out Amy, cheerfully.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.

ThrushnounUS /θrʌʃ/

candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults

From this reading THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

WaternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading I’ll show you——” “Who made you the owner of the old Carter place?” sang out Amy, cheerfully.

WITCH'SnounUS /ˈwɪtʃɪz/

possessive form of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician

From this reading THE WITCH’S CURSE Amy started the motor and the _Water Thrush_ drew away from the landing.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Belle Ringold was so angry with the Roselawn girls and the Dogtown children that she ran down to the edge of the lake and shouted:

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You keep away from here—all of you!

Chapter 22 of The Radio Girls on the program by Margaret Penrose holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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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Chapter 22 holds 127 sentences of The Radio Girls on the program, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.

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