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Chapter 1 of Air Service Boys Flying for Victory is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "Air Service Boys Flying for France," "Air Service Boys over the Rhine," Etc. The World Syndicate Publishing Co. Cleveland, O. New York, N. Y. "WILL that starting signal ever come, Tom?" "Just hold your horses, Jack. The other squadron has gone out, and is already hard at it over the Boche line.
Chapter 1 of Air Service Boys Flying for Victory is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “The other squadron has gone out, and is already hard at it over the Boche line.”
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading “The World Syndicate Publishing Co. Cleveland, O. New York, N. Y.”
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading “The World Syndicate Publishing Co. Cleveland, O. New York, N. Y.”
United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
From this reading “Author of "Air Service Boys Flying for France," "Air Service Boys over the Rhine," Etc.”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “"WILL that starting signal ever come, Tom?"”
a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
From this reading “The other squadron has gone out, and is already hard at it over the Boche line.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “"WILL that starting signal ever come, Tom?"”
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
From this reading “The World Syndicate Publishing Co. Cleveland, O. New York, N. Y.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Author of "Air Service Boys Flying for France," "Air Service Boys over the Rhine," Etc.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The other squadron has gone out, and is already hard at it over the Boche line.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The other squadron has gone out, and is already hard at it over the Boche line.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The other squadron has gone out, and is already hard at it over the Boche line.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Air Service Boys Flying for France," "Air Service Boys over the Rhine," Etc.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading The other squadron has gone out, and is already hard at it over the Boche line.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Author of "Air Service Boys Flying for France," "Air Service Boys over the Rhine," Etc.
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading The World Syndicate Publishing Co. Cleveland, O. New York, N. Y.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading The World Syndicate Publishing Co. Cleveland, O. New York, N. Y.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "WILL that starting signal ever come, Tom?"
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From this reading Author of "Air Service Boys Flying for France," "Air Service Boys over the Rhine," Etc.
at any time
From this reading "WILL that starting signal ever come, Tom?"
moving swiftly
From this reading Author of "Air Service Boys Flying for France," "Air Service Boys over the Rhine," Etc.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Author of "Air Service Boys Flying for France," "Air Service Boys over the Rhine," Etc.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Author of "Air Service Boys Flying for France," "Air Service Boys over the Rhine," Etc.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The other squadron has gone out, and is already hard at it over the Boche line.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The other squadron has gone out, and is already hard at it over the Boche line.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other squadron has gone out, and is already hard at it over the Boche line.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Just hold your horses, Jack.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Just hold your horses, Jack.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other squadron has gone out, and is already hard at it over the Boche line.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The other squadron has gone out, and is already hard at it over the Boche line.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Just hold your horses, Jack.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just hold your horses, Jack.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The other squadron has gone out, and is already hard at it over the Boche line.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading The World Syndicate Publishing Co. Cleveland, O. New York, N. Y.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The World Syndicate Publishing Co. Cleveland, O. New York, N. Y.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading The World Syndicate Publishing Co. Cleveland, O. New York, N. Y.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Air Service Boys Flying for France," "Air Service Boys over the Rhine," Etc.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other squadron has gone out, and is already hard at it over the Boche line.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The other squadron has gone out, and is already hard at it over the Boche line.
above and across; more than
From this reading Author of "Air Service Boys Flying for France," "Air Service Boys over the Rhine," Etc.
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading The World Syndicate Publishing Co. Cleveland, O. New York, N. Y.
United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
From this reading Author of "Air Service Boys Flying for France," "Air Service Boys over the Rhine," Etc.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Author of "Air Service Boys Flying for France," "Air Service Boys over the Rhine," Etc.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading "WILL that starting signal ever come, Tom?"
a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
From this reading The other squadron has gone out, and is already hard at it over the Boche line.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading "WILL that starting signal ever come, Tom?"
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
From this reading The World Syndicate Publishing Co. Cleveland, O. New York, N. Y.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "WILL that starting signal ever come, Tom?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "Air Service Boys Flying for France," "Air Service Boys over the Rhine," Etc.
male cat
From this reading "WILL that starting signal ever come, Tom?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "WILL that starting signal ever come, Tom?"
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The World Syndicate Publishing Co. Cleveland, O. New York, N. Y.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading The World Syndicate Publishing Co. Cleveland, O. New York, N. Y.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The World Syndicate Publishing Co. Cleveland, O. New York, N. Y.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Just hold your horses, Jack.
Chapter 1 of Air Service Boys Flying for Victory by Charles Amory Beach holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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 1 holds 71 sentences of Air Service Boys Flying for Victory, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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