Chapter 2 of Volpla is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Volpla is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own. The girl who had raised the birds from the tree volplaned back to us, yammering like a bluejay. * * * * * It was a hero's welcome. He had to walk back, of course--he had no way to carry such a load in flight. The girls glided out to meet him.
Chapter 2 of Volpla is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading “The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “He had to walk back, of course--he had no way to carry such a load in flight.”
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading “The girls glided out to meet him.”
possessive form of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “* * * * * It was a hero's welcome.”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.”
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading “He had to walk back, of course--he had no way to carry such a load in flight.”
sharp piercing cry
From this reading “The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.”
accept gladly
From this reading “* * * * * It was a hero's welcome.”
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 “The girls glided out to meet him.”
In this reading “The girl who had raised the birds from the tree volplaned back to us, yammering like a bluejay.”
In this reading “The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.
(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 The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The girl who had raised the birds from the tree volplaned back to us, yammering like a bluejay.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The girl who had raised the birds from the tree volplaned back to us, yammering like a bluejay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl who had raised the birds from the tree volplaned back to us, yammering like a bluejay.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He had to walk back, of course--he had no way to carry such a load in flight.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading He had to walk back, of course--he had no way to carry such a load in flight.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading He had to walk back, of course--he had no way to carry such a load in flight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The girl who had raised the birds from the tree volplaned back to us, yammering like a bluejay.
a young female
From this reading The girl who had raised the birds from the tree volplaned back to us, yammering like a bluejay.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls glided out to meet him.
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading The girls glided out to meet him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girl who had raised the birds from the tree volplaned back to us, yammering like a bluejay.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to walk back, of course--he had no way to carry such a load in flight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.
possessive form of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading * * * * * It was a hero's welcome.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girls glided out to meet him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * It was a hero's welcome.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The girl who had raised the birds from the tree volplaned back to us, yammering like a bluejay.
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading He had to walk back, of course--he had no way to carry such a load in flight.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.
come together
From this reading The girls glided out to meet him.
not any; not one
From this reading He had to walk back, of course--he had no way to carry such a load in flight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had to walk back, of course--he had no way to carry such a load in flight.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The girls glided out to meet him.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The girl who had raised the birds from the tree volplaned back to us, yammering like a bluejay.
sharp piercing cry
From this reading The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had to walk back, of course--he had no way to carry such a load in flight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl who had raised the birds from the tree volplaned back to us, yammering like a bluejay.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The girl who had raised the birds from the tree volplaned back to us, yammering like a bluejay.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl who had raised the birds from the tree volplaned back to us, yammering like a bluejay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The volpla beside me danced up and down shrieking in a language all her own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl who had raised the birds from the tree volplaned back to us, yammering like a bluejay.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading He had to walk back, of course--he had no way to carry such a load in flight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * It was a hero's welcome.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He had to walk back, of course--he had no way to carry such a load in flight.
accept gladly
From this reading * * * * * It was a hero's welcome.
which person or people
From this reading The girl who had raised the birds from the tree volplaned back to us, yammering like a bluejay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl who had raised the birds from the tree volplaned back to us, yammering like a bluejay.
Chapter 2 of Volpla by Wyman Guin holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 2 holds 398 sentences of Volpla, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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About 66 minutes of reading across 161 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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