Chapter 11 of Airplane Boys in the Black Woods is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Airplane Boys in the Black Woods is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REVENGE! REVENGE! "Have you got any guns aboard?" Jim asked tensely. "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
Chapter 11 of Airplane Boys in the Black Woods is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “"Have you got any guns aboard?"”
caused to show discomposure
From this reading “"No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “"Have you got any guns aboard?"”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “"No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.”
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading “REVENGE!”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “"No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.”
(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
From this reading “"No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.”
in a tense manner
From this reading “Jim asked tensely.”
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In this reading “"No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.”
In this reading “"Have you got any guns aboard?"”
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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 "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading "Have you got any guns aboard?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Have you got any guns aboard?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Jim asked tensely.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
caused to show discomposure
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Have you got any guns aboard?"
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Have you got any guns aboard?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you got any guns aboard?"
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim asked tensely.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
not any; not one
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading REVENGE!
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
in a tense manner
From this reading Jim asked tensely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No. There are a good many in the settlement and at the stations, but I've never bothered to carry any on the boat," Howard answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you got any guns aboard?"
Chapter 11 of Airplane Boys in the Black Woods by E. J. (Edith Janice) Craine holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 171 sentences of Airplane Boys in the Black Woods, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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