Chapter 10 of The Times Red Cross Story Book is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Times Red Cross Story Book is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance. She came bustling into Masson’s back, crying aloud, “She’s gone! She’s gone with the other young man! Oh, dear” (as she perceived Masson), “what is happening? Where is my brother?”
Chapter 10 of The Times Red Cross Story Book is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading “She came bustling into Masson’s back, crying aloud, “She’s gone!”
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance.”
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading “She came bustling into Masson’s back, crying aloud, “She’s gone!”
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance.”
demanding attention
From this reading “She came bustling into Masson’s back, crying aloud, “She’s gone!”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance.”
an event that happens
From this reading “Oh, dear” (as she perceived Masson), “what is happening?”
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading “Oh, dear” (as she perceived Masson), “what is happening?”
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.
In this reading “It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance.”
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “She’s gone with the other young man!”
In this reading “She came bustling into Masson’s back, crying aloud, “She’s gone!”
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.
anew
From this reading It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading She came bustling into Masson’s back, crying aloud, “She’s gone!
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Oh, dear” (as she perceived Masson), “what is happening?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She came bustling into Masson’s back, crying aloud, “She’s gone!
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Where is my brother?”
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading She came bustling into Masson’s back, crying aloud, “She’s gone!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came bustling into Masson’s back, crying aloud, “She’s gone!
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance.
demanding attention
From this reading She came bustling into Masson’s back, crying aloud, “She’s gone!
dearly loved
From this reading Oh, dear” (as she perceived Masson), “what is happening?
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She came bustling into Masson’s back, crying aloud, “She’s gone!
an event that happens
From this reading Oh, dear” (as she perceived Masson), “what is happening?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She came bustling into Masson’s back, crying aloud, “She’s gone!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, dear” (as she perceived Masson), “what is happening?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She’s gone with the other young man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, dear” (as she perceived Masson), “what is happening?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She came bustling into Masson’s back, crying aloud, “She’s gone!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Where is my brother?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, dear” (as she perceived Masson), “what is happening?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She’s gone with the other young man!
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading Oh, dear” (as she perceived Masson), “what is happening?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came bustling into Masson’s back, crying aloud, “She’s gone!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She came bustling into Masson’s back, crying aloud, “She’s gone!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was at this crisis that the elderly lady again made her appearance.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, dear” (as she perceived Masson), “what is happening?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is my brother?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading She’s gone with the other young man!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She’s gone with the other young man!
Chapter 10 of The Times Red Cross Story Book by Various holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 10 holds 400 sentences of The Times Red Cross Story Book, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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