Chapter 22 of Virginia's Adventure Club is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Virginia's Adventure Club is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LAND—BUT WHERE? With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color. “Isn’t it wonderful?” Virg said to the pale, weary girl at her side. “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
Chapter 22 of Virginia's Adventure Club is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.”
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading ““The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.””
the first light of day
From this reading “With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.”
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.”
informal intensifiers
From this reading “With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.”
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading “With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading ““The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.””
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be careful, prudent, or watchful
In this reading ““The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.””
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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 With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
anew
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
in addition
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Virg said to the pale, weary girl at her side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading LAND—BUT WHERE?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
the first light of day
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
informal intensifiers
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
a young female
From this reading Virg said to the pale, weary girl at her side.
a state of high honor
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Virg said to the pale, weary girl at her side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Isn’t it wonderful?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Isn’t it wonderful?”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading LAND—BUT WHERE?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Virg said to the pale, weary girl at her side.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Virg said to the pale, weary girl at her side.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Virg said to the pale, weary girl at her side.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
carry out
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Virg said to the pale, weary girl at her side.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Virg said to the pale, weary girl at her side.
in or at the place that
From this reading LAND—BUT WHERE?
which person or people
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The God who has created the sun and the stars, and keeps them in their places, can also take care of us and I know that he will.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the grey of the dawn, the fog again drifted out to sea and the sun arose in a glory of flaming color.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “Isn’t it wonderful?”
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