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Chapter 12 of A knight of the air is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?” “Oh, yes, squire, the pilot says she has plenty of power.” “That’s all right. I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required. How much can we spare, Bennet?”
Chapter 12 of A knight of the air is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?””
avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers
From this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?””
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading “I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?””
operate an airplane
From this reading ““Oh, yes, squire, the pilot says she has plenty of power.””
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?””
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.”
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(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 “That’s all right.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?”
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?”
avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, yes, squire, the pilot says she has plenty of power.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How much can we spare, Bennet?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
a narrow way or road
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much can we spare, Bennet?”
of an obscure nature
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, yes, squire, the pilot says she has plenty of power.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes, squire, the pilot says she has plenty of power.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
operate an airplane
From this reading “Oh, yes, squire, the pilot says she has plenty of power.”
a full supply
From this reading “Oh, yes, squire, the pilot says she has plenty of power.”
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “Oh, yes, squire, the pilot says she has plenty of power.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “That’s all right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Oh, yes, squire, the pilot says she has plenty of power.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, yes, squire, the pilot says she has plenty of power.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?”
refrain from harming
From this reading How much can we spare, Bennet?”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?”
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s all right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT “Now, Bennet,” said the squire, as they left the hall, “will the balloon lift us?”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes, squire, the pilot says she has plenty of power.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I ought to have told you, gentlemen, that we have large works near the park lane which can supply more gas if it is required.
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