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Chapter 13 of Air Service boys flying for France is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON LONDON “Is the old town on fire, Tom?” Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment. “It must be the Zeppelins have come and London is under fire from the skies!” Tom exclaimed. “Oh!
Chapter 13 of Air Service boys flying for France is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.”
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading “THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON LONDON “Is the old town on fire, Tom?””
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading ““It must be the Zeppelins have come and London is under fire from the skies!””
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading “Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.”
German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)
From this reading “THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON LONDON “Is the old town on fire, Tom?””
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In this reading “THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON LONDON “Is the old town on fire, Tom?””
In this reading “THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON LONDON “Is the old town on fire, Tom?””
In this reading ““It must be the Zeppelins have come and London is under fire from the skies!””
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.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It must be the Zeppelins have come and London is under fire from the skies!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It must be the Zeppelins have come and London is under fire from the skies!”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “It must be the Zeppelins have come and London is under fire from the skies!”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Tom exclaimed.
start firing a weapon
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON LONDON “Is the old town on fire, Tom?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It must be the Zeppelins have come and London is under fire from the skies!”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It must be the Zeppelins have come and London is under fire from the skies!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON LONDON “Is the old town on fire, Tom?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It must be the Zeppelins have come and London is under fire from the skies!”
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON LONDON “Is the old town on fire, Tom?”
a particular point in time
From this reading Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It must be the Zeppelins have come and London is under fire from the skies!”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON LONDON “Is the old town on fire, Tom?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON LONDON “Is the old town on fire, Tom?”
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON LONDON “Is the old town on fire, Tom?”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “It must be the Zeppelins have come and London is under fire from the skies!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON LONDON “Is the old town on fire, Tom?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.
male cat
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON LONDON “Is the old town on fire, Tom?”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON LONDON “Is the old town on fire, Tom?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “It must be the Zeppelins have come and London is under fire from the skies!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading Jack gasped, as the two air service boys listened to the noise which was growing wilder every moment.
German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON LONDON “Is the old town on fire, Tom?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It must be the Zeppelins have come and London is under fire from the skies!”
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