Chapter 11 of Airplane Boys at Platinum River is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Airplane Boys at Platinum River is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TREASURE “That’s a good job done,” Gordon declared viciously. “How do you get that way?” Cardow snapped furiously. Then he turned to the messenger. “You were told that the boy was to be brought in, weren’t you?”
Chapter 11 of Airplane Boys at Platinum River is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading ““You were told that the boy was to be brought in, weren’t you?””
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “TREASURE “That’s a good job done,” Gordon declared viciously.”
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading “Cardow snapped furiously.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “TREASURE “That’s a good job done,” Gordon declared viciously.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading “Then he turned to the messenger.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Cardow snapped furiously.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “TREASURE “That’s a good job done,” Gordon declared viciously.”
in a vicious manner
From this reading “TREASURE “That’s a good job done,” Gordon declared viciously.”
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In this reading “TREASURE “That’s a good job done,” Gordon declared viciously.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TREASURE “That’s a good job done,” Gordon declared viciously.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You were told that the boy was to be brought in, weren’t you?”
a youthful male person
From this reading “You were told that the boy was to be brought in, weren’t you?”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “You were told that the boy was to be brought in, weren’t you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cardow snapped furiously.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading TREASURE “That’s a good job done,” Gordon declared viciously.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How do you get that way?”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading TREASURE “That’s a good job done,” Gordon declared viciously.
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading Cardow snapped furiously.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “How do you get that way?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading TREASURE “That’s a good job done,” Gordon declared viciously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREASURE “That’s a good job done,” Gordon declared viciously.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he turned to the messenger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How do you get that way?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You were told that the boy was to be brought in, weren’t you?”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading TREASURE “That’s a good job done,” Gordon declared viciously.
a person who carries a message
From this reading Then he turned to the messenger.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Cardow snapped furiously.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “How do you get that way?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREASURE “That’s a good job done,” Gordon declared viciously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he turned to the messenger.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he turned to the messenger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he turned to the messenger.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “You were told that the boy was to be brought in, weren’t you?”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading TREASURE “That’s a good job done,” Gordon declared viciously.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then he turned to the messenger.
in a vicious manner
From this reading TREASURE “That’s a good job done,” Gordon declared viciously.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You were told that the boy was to be brought in, weren’t you?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “How do you get that way?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You were told that the boy was to be brought in, weren’t you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You were told that the boy was to be brought in, weren’t you?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How do you get that way?”
Chapter 11 of Airplane Boys at Platinum River by E. J. (Edith Janice) Craine holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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 11 holds 216 sentences of Airplane Boys at Platinum River, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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