Chapter IX of Airship Andy, “The Airship Inventor,” is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX of Airship Andy, “The Airship Inventor,” is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles. He had become a shade paler. He did not take up the goggles, however. Instead, he turned his back on Andy. Our hero had a right to be startled.
Chapter IX of Airship Andy, “The Airship Inventor,” is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
From this reading “Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.”
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “Our hero had a right to be startled.”
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading “Instead, he turned his back on Andy.”
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading “Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.”
a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
From this reading “Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.”
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “He had become a shade paler.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “Our hero had a right to be startled.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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pursue or resume
In this reading “He did not take up the goggles, however.”
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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 Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead, he turned his back on Andy.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Instead, he turned his back on Andy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our hero had a right to be startled.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He had become a shade paler.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not take up the goggles, however.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
(plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
From this reading He did not take up the goggles, however.
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had become a shade paler.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had become a shade paler.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Our hero had a right to be startled.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He did not take up the goggles, however.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead, he turned his back on Andy.
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
From this reading Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not take up the goggles, however.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Instead, he turned his back on Andy.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our hero had a right to be startled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had become a shade paler.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Our hero had a right to be startled.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading He had become a shade paler.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Our hero had a right to be startled.
carry out
From this reading He did not take up the goggles, however.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our hero had a right to be startled.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Instead, he turned his back on Andy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He did not take up the goggles, however.
Chapter 9 of Airship Andy by Frank V. Webster holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 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 9 holds 107 sentences of Airship Andy, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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