The Airplane Boys among the Clouds
The Airplane Boys among the Clouds by John Luther Langworthy is available here as the complete text, split into 533 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Airplane Boys among the Clouds by John Luther Langworthy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #22031.
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The Airplane Boys among the Clouds
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
- Chapter XVII Chapter 17
- Chapter XVIII Chapter 18
- Chapter XIX Chapter 19
- Chapter XX Chapter 20
- Chapter XXI Chapter 21
- Chapter XXII Chapter 22
- Chapter XXIII Chapter 23
This edition of The Airplane Boys among the Clouds by John Luther Langworthy carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #22031, divided into 23 chapters and 533 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #22031, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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- Elephant
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- Nobody
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- Monoplane
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- Summer
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