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Chapter 11 of Air Service boys flying for France is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONE SUBMARINE LESS “We are doomed!” “What shall we do?” “We can’t do anything!” “Oh, why did I undertake this trip!” Such were some of the exclamations that rent the air.
Chapter 11 of Air Service boys flying for France is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “Such were some of the exclamations that rent the air.”
marked for certain death
From this reading “ONE SUBMARINE LESS “We are doomed!””
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Such were some of the exclamations that rent the air.”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “ONE SUBMARINE LESS “We are doomed!””
let for money
From this reading “Such were some of the exclamations that rent the air.”
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading “ONE SUBMARINE LESS “We are doomed!””
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading ““Oh, why did I undertake this trip!””
enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading ““Oh, why did I undertake this trip!””
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In this reading “Such were some of the exclamations that rent the air.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations that rent the air.
any thing at all
From this reading “We can’t do anything!”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ONE SUBMARINE LESS “We are doomed!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We can’t do anything!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Oh, why did I undertake this trip!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What shall we do?”
marked for certain death
From this reading ONE SUBMARINE LESS “We are doomed!”
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations that rent the air.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, why did I undertake this trip!”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading ONE SUBMARINE LESS “We are doomed!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations that rent the air.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, why did I undertake this trip!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE SUBMARINE LESS “We are doomed!”
let for money
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations that rent the air.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “What shall we do?”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations that rent the air.
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading ONE SUBMARINE LESS “We are doomed!”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations that rent the air.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations that rent the air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations that rent the air.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Oh, why did I undertake this trip!”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “Oh, why did I undertake this trip!”
enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading “Oh, why did I undertake this trip!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ONE SUBMARINE LESS “We are doomed!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations that rent the air.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What shall we do?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Oh, why did I undertake this trip!”
Chapter 11 of Air Service boys flying for France by Charles Amory Beach holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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.
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