Chapter XIII of Airship Andy, “Jiu-Jitsu,” is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII of Airship Andy, “Jiu-Jitsu,” is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk. “Hey, not that way,” dissented Dale. “Why not?” “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention? We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
Chapter XIII of Airship Andy, “Jiu-Jitsu,” is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading ““Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?”
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading ““Hey, not that way,” dissented Dale.”
past form of “dissent” — withhold assent
From this reading ““Hey, not that way,” dissented Dale.”
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading ““Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.”
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading ““Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.”
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading ““Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?”
a strong line
From this reading ““Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.”
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In this reading ““Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?”
delete or remove
In this reading “We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.”
In this reading “We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.”
In this reading ““Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
-ing form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading “Hey, not that way,” dissented Dale.
past form of “dissent” — withhold assent
From this reading “Hey, not that way,” dissented Dale.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
the act of giving
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hey, not that way,” dissented Dale.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Hey, not that way,” dissented Dale.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
a strong line
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Hey, not that way,” dissented Dale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
up to a particular time
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
loosening the ties that fasten something
From this reading “Come on,” ordered Gus to Andy, unfastening the end of the rope and giving it a jerk.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Hey, not that way,” dissented Dale.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve got to be careful to cut out from here without a soul seeing us till we strike a country road.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why not?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Think you can parade him through the town without attracting attention?
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