Chapter 3 of The Valiant Runaways is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Valiant Runaways is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I can, my father," said Roldan, proudly. "I believe you. Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed. As soon as you have finished ringing you can come down and join in the fight. The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.
Chapter 3 of The Valiant Runaways is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed.”
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “As soon as you have finished ringing you can come down and join in the fight.”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.”
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading “"I can, my father," said Roldan, proudly.”
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading “As soon as you have finished ringing you can come down and join in the fight.”
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading “Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed.”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as you have finished ringing you can come down and join in the fight.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as you have finished ringing you can come down and join in the fight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I believe you.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can, my father," said Roldan, proudly.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As soon as you have finished ringing you can come down and join in the fight.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As soon as you have finished ringing you can come down and join in the fight.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I can, my father," said Roldan, proudly.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading As soon as you have finished ringing you can come down and join in the fight.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading As soon as you have finished ringing you can come down and join in the fight.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As soon as you have finished ringing you can come down and join in the fight.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can, my father," said Roldan, proudly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as you have finished ringing you can come down and join in the fight.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading As soon as you have finished ringing you can come down and join in the fight.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I can, my father," said Roldan, proudly.
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading "I can, my father," said Roldan, proudly.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading As soon as you have finished ringing you can come down and join in the fight.
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From this reading "I can, my father," said Roldan, proudly.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I can, my father," said Roldan, proudly.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as you have finished ringing you can come down and join in the fight.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed.
up to a particular time
From this reading The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.
at the time that
From this reading Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed.
in or at the place that
From this reading The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Go up into the tower at sundown, which is the hour when the gates are closed.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.
the day immediately before today
From this reading The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I believe you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The arms will be kept in the room where we sat yesterday until your meal was made ready.
Chapter 3 of The Valiant Runaways by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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