Chapter 11 of Airship Andy is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Airship Andy is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There is that man again, Mr. Parks.” “Duske? Yes.” “Shall I follow him?” “I’d like to know just what he is about.”
Chapter 11 of Airship Andy is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I’d like to know just what he is about.””
anew
From this reading ““There is that man again, Mr. Parks.””
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading ““Shall I follow him?””
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ““I’d like to know just what he is about.””
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ““I’d like to know just what he is about.””
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading ““There is that man again, Mr. Parks.””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““Shall I follow him?””
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I’d like to know just what he is about.”
anew
From this reading “There is that man again, Mr. Parks.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Duske?
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Shall I follow him?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’d like to know just what he is about.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Shall I follow him?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Shall I follow him?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d like to know just what he is about.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is that man again, Mr. Parks.”
and nothing more
From this reading “I’d like to know just what he is about.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I’d like to know just what he is about.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I’d like to know just what he is about.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “There is that man again, Mr. Parks.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “There is that man again, Mr. Parks.”
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading “There is that man again, Mr. Parks.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall I follow him?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “There is that man again, Mr. Parks.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is that man again, Mr. Parks.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’d like to know just what he is about.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I’d like to know just what he is about.”
an affirmative
From this reading Yes.”
Chapter 11 of Airship Andy by Frank V. Webster holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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 82 sentences of Airship Andy, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Airship Andy by Frank V. Webster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 82 sentences, grouped into 17 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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