Chapter 9 of Wandl the Invader is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Wandl the Invader is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Gregg, help! Venza, swim up!" His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward. "Gregg, help! Venza use your arms!
Chapter 9 of Wandl the Invader is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading “His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.”
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading “His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.”
affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
From this reading “His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.”
past form of “lunge” — make a thrusting forward movement
From this reading “His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.”
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.”
travel through water
From this reading “Venza, swim up!"”
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
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From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Venza use your arms!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gregg, help!
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Gregg, help!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
past form of “lunge” — make a thrusting forward movement
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
above and across; more than
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
travel through water
From this reading Venza, swim up!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Venza, swim up!"
the act of using
From this reading Venza use your arms!
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Venza, swim up!"
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Venza use your arms!
Chapter 9 of Wandl the Invader by Ray Cummings holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 9 holds 419 sentences of Wandl the Invader, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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