Chapter 27 of Tour of the Zero Club is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Tour of the Zero Club is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HEAVY STORM. On Sunday of the week the boys remained about the camp, doing very little of anything. Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice. The fish made an excellent dinner. Toward evening it began to cloud and blow up from the northwest.
Chapter 27 of Tour of the Zero Club is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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resembling a box in rectangularity
From this reading “Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “Toward evening it began to cloud and blow up from the northwest.”
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “The fish made an excellent dinner.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.”
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading “Toward evening it began to cloud and blow up from the northwest.”
plural of “pickle” — vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
From this reading “Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.”
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading “Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “On Sunday of the week the boys remained about the camp, doing very little of anything.”
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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In this reading “Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.”
In this reading “The fish made an excellent dinner.”
In this reading “Toward evening it began to cloud and blow up from the northwest.”
In this reading “Toward evening it began to cloud and blow up from the northwest.”
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
In this reading “Toward evening it began to cloud and blow up from the northwest.”
In this reading “Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HEAVY STORM.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On Sunday of the week the boys remained about the camp, doing very little of anything.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The fish made an excellent dinner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.
any thing at all
From this reading On Sunday of the week the boys remained about the camp, doing very little of anything.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Toward evening it began to cloud and blow up from the northwest.
exhale hard
From this reading Toward evening it began to cloud and blow up from the northwest.
resembling a box in rectangularity
From this reading Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading On Sunday of the week the boys remained about the camp, doing very little of anything.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading On Sunday of the week the boys remained about the camp, doing very little of anything.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Toward evening it began to cloud and blow up from the northwest.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The fish made an excellent dinner.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading On Sunday of the week the boys remained about the camp, doing very little of anything.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Toward evening it began to cloud and blow up from the northwest.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading The fish made an excellent dinner.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Toward evening it began to cloud and blow up from the northwest.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A HEAVY STORM.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.
an opening into or through something
From this reading Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.
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From this reading Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Toward evening it began to cloud and blow up from the northwest.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On Sunday of the week the boys remained about the camp, doing very little of anything.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The fish made an excellent dinner.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading Toward evening it began to cloud and blow up from the northwest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Sunday of the week the boys remained about the camp, doing very little of anything.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Sunday of the week the boys remained about the camp, doing very little of anything.
plural of “pickle” — vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
From this reading Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading On Sunday of the week the boys remained about the camp, doing very little of anything.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading A HEAVY STORM.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading On Sunday of the week the boys remained about the camp, doing very little of anything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Sunday of the week the boys remained about the camp, doing very little of anything.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.
in the direction of
From this reading Toward evening it began to cloud and blow up from the northwest.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Toward evening it began to cloud and blow up from the northwest.
precisely as stated
From this reading On Sunday of the week the boys remained about the camp, doing very little of anything.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading On Sunday of the week the boys remained about the camp, doing very little of anything.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Early in the morning Pickles took Boxy with him and showed him how to spear fish through a hole in the ice.
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