Chapter 7 of Three Young Knights is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Three Young Knights is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They darted away in search of the fire. The glare of the lightning showed them their way, and presently they came into the glare of the flames. The bolt had descended through the harness room. "Quick! Cattle first!" shouted Old Tilly, clearly.
Chapter 7 of Three Young Knights is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “The bolt had descended through the harness room.”
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “Cattle first!" shouted Old Tilly, clearly.”
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “They darted away in search of the fire.”
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “The bolt had descended through the harness room.”
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading “The glare of the lightning showed them their way, and presently they came into the glare of the flames.”
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading “The glare of the lightning showed them their way, and presently they came into the glare of the flames.”
put a harness
From this reading “The bolt had descended through the harness room.”
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “The glare of the lightning showed them their way, and presently they came into the glare of the flames.”
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 The glare of the lightning showed them their way, and presently they came into the glare of the flames.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They darted away in search of the fire.
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading The bolt had descended through the harness room.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The glare of the lightning showed them their way, and presently they came into the glare of the flames.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Cattle first!" shouted Old Tilly, clearly.
without doubt or question
From this reading Cattle first!" shouted Old Tilly, clearly.
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading They darted away in search of the fire.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading The bolt had descended through the harness room.
start firing a weapon
From this reading They darted away in search of the fire.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Cattle first!" shouted Old Tilly, clearly.
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading The glare of the lightning showed them their way, and presently they came into the glare of the flames.
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading The glare of the lightning showed them their way, and presently they came into the glare of the flames.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bolt had descended through the harness room.
put a harness
From this reading The bolt had descended through the harness room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They darted away in search of the fire.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The glare of the lightning showed them their way, and presently they came into the glare of the flames.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading The glare of the lightning showed them their way, and presently they came into the glare of the flames.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They darted away in search of the fire.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Cattle first!" shouted Old Tilly, clearly.
in the near future
From this reading The glare of the lightning showed them their way, and presently they came into the glare of the flames.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Quick!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The bolt had descended through the harness room.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading They darted away in search of the fire.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Cattle first!" shouted Old Tilly, clearly.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The glare of the lightning showed them their way, and presently they came into the glare of the flames.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They darted away in search of the fire.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The glare of the lightning showed them their way, and presently they came into the glare of the flames.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The glare of the lightning showed them their way, and presently they came into the glare of the flames.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They darted away in search of the fire.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The bolt had descended through the harness room.
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From this reading Cattle first!" shouted Old Tilly, clearly.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The glare of the lightning showed them their way, and presently they came into the glare of the flames.
Chapter 7 of Three Young Knights by Annie Hamilton Donnell holds 130 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.
Chapter 7 holds 130 sentences of Three Young Knights, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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