Chapter 9 of Barry Blake of the Flying Fortress is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Barry Blake of the Flying Fortress is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He won’t make it, Chick,” Barry replied through clenched teeth. “We’re more than a hundred miles faster.... You boys in the turret—start ripping that _Mitsu’s_ belly. _Now!_” The turret guns chattered. A second later, Chick’s bow gun joined them.
Chapter 9 of Barry Blake of the Flying Fortress is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading “You boys in the turret—start ripping that _Mitsu’s_ belly.”
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading ““He won’t make it, Chick,” Barry replied through clenched teeth.”
possessive form of “chick” — young bird especially of domestic fowl
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading ““He won’t make it, Chick,” Barry replied through clenched teeth.”
more quickly
From this reading ““We’re more than a hundred miles faster....”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “_Now!_” The turret guns chattered.”
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading “You boys in the turret—start ripping that _Mitsu’s_ belly.”
a small tower extending above a building
From this reading “You boys in the turret—start ripping that _Mitsu’s_ belly.”
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In this reading ““He won’t make it, Chick,” Barry replied through clenched teeth.”
In this reading ““We’re more than a hundred miles faster....”
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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 “We’re more than a hundred miles faster....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He won’t make it, Chick,” Barry replied through clenched teeth.
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading You boys in the turret—start ripping that _Mitsu’s_ belly.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading A second later, Chick’s bow gun joined them.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading You boys in the turret—start ripping that _Mitsu’s_ belly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Now!_” The turret guns chattered.
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading “He won’t make it, Chick,” Barry replied through clenched teeth.
possessive form of “chick” — young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading A second later, Chick’s bow gun joined them.
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading “He won’t make it, Chick,” Barry replied through clenched teeth.
more quickly
From this reading “We’re more than a hundred miles faster....
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading A second later, Chick’s bow gun joined them.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading _Now!_” The turret guns chattered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He won’t make it, Chick,” Barry replied through clenched teeth.
ten 10s
From this reading “We’re more than a hundred miles faster....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You boys in the turret—start ripping that _Mitsu’s_ belly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He won’t make it, Chick,” Barry replied through clenched teeth.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading A second later, Chick’s bow gun joined them.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A second later, Chick’s bow gun joined them.
engage in
From this reading “He won’t make it, Chick,” Barry replied through clenched teeth.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “We’re more than a hundred miles faster....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You boys in the turret—start ripping that _Mitsu’s_ belly.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “We’re more than a hundred miles faster....
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Now!_” The turret guns chattered.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “He won’t make it, Chick,” Barry replied through clenched teeth.
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading You boys in the turret—start ripping that _Mitsu’s_ belly.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A second later, Chick’s bow gun joined them.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading You boys in the turret—start ripping that _Mitsu’s_ belly.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “He won’t make it, Chick,” Barry replied through clenched teeth.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “We’re more than a hundred miles faster....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You boys in the turret—start ripping that _Mitsu’s_ belly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You boys in the turret—start ripping that _Mitsu’s_ belly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A second later, Chick’s bow gun joined them.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “He won’t make it, Chick,” Barry replied through clenched teeth.
a small tower extending above a building
From this reading You boys in the turret—start ripping that _Mitsu’s_ belly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’re more than a hundred miles faster....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He won’t make it, Chick,” Barry replied through clenched teeth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You boys in the turret—start ripping that _Mitsu’s_ belly.
Chapter 9 of Barry Blake of the Flying Fortress by Gaylord Du Bois holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 431 sentences of Barry Blake of the Flying Fortress, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Barry Blake of the Flying Fortress by Gaylord Du Bois exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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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