Chapter 1 of Tour of the Zero Club is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Tour of the Zero Club is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc. “All ready?” “All ready!” “Then here we go! Hold on, everybody, unless you want to be sent flying when we reach the curve!”
Chapter 1 of Tour of the Zero Club is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.”
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.”
someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
From this reading “Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.”
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading “Hold on, everybody, unless you want to be sent flying when we reach the curve!””
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.”
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading “Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.”
indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
From this reading “Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.”
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.
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hold firmly
In this reading “Hold on, everybody, unless you want to be sent flying when we reach the curve!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
(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 “All ready?”
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hold on, everybody, unless you want to be sent flying when we reach the curve!”
a youthful male person
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading Hold on, everybody, unless you want to be sent flying when we reach the curve!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
every person
From this reading Hold on, everybody, unless you want to be sent flying when we reach the curve!”
moving swiftly
From this reading Hold on, everybody, unless you want to be sent flying when we reach the curve!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Then here we go!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Then here we go!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Hold on, everybody, unless you want to be sent flying when we reach the curve!”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hold on, everybody, unless you want to be sent flying when we reach the curve!”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Hold on, everybody, unless you want to be sent flying when we reach the curve!”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “All ready?”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Hold on, everybody, unless you want to be sent flying when we reach the curve!”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then here we go!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hold on, everybody, unless you want to be sent flying when we reach the curve!”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
except if; if not
From this reading Hold on, everybody, unless you want to be sent flying when we reach the curve!”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Hold on, everybody, unless you want to be sent flying when we reach the curve!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Then here we go!
at the time that
From this reading Hold on, everybody, unless you want to be sent flying when we reach the curve!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hold on, everybody, unless you want to be sent flying when we reach the curve!”
indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
From this reading Tour of the Zero Club OR Adventures Amid Ice and Snow AUTHOR OF “Neka, the Boy Conjuror,” “For the Liberty of Texas,” “Boys of the Fort,” etc.
Chapter 1 of Tour of the Zero Club by Edward Stratemeyer holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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 1 holds 124 sentences of Tour of the Zero Club, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Tour of the Zero Club by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 124 sentences, grouped into 25 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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