Chapter 8 of Ben Hardy's flying machine is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Ben Hardy's flying machine is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE AERO MEET “Well, Ben, this is life worth living, eh?” “Bob,” declared Ben enthusiastically, “it’s been the event of my life.” “And more to come. We want to make an early start to-morrow. I’ll show you what real air sailing is then.”
Chapter 8 of Ben Hardy's flying machine is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “AT THE AERO MEET “Well, Ben, this is life worth living, eh?””
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““Bob,” declared Ben enthusiastically, “it’s been the event of my life.””
made known or openly avowed
From this reading ““Bob,” declared Ben enthusiastically, “it’s been the event of my life.””
with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner
From this reading ““Bob,” declared Ben enthusiastically, “it’s been the event of my life.””
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading ““Bob,” declared Ben enthusiastically, “it’s been the event of my life.””
the work of a sailor
From this reading “I’ll show you what real air sailing is then.””
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “We want to make an early start to-morrow.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “AT THE AERO MEET “Well, Ben, this is life worth living, eh?””
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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In this reading “AT THE AERO MEET “Well, Ben, this is life worth living, eh?””
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From this reading AT THE AERO MEET “Well, Ben, this is life worth living, eh?”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading I’ll show you what real air sailing is then.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We want to make an early start to-morrow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And more to come.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE AERO MEET “Well, Ben, this is life worth living, eh?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Bob,” declared Ben enthusiastically, “it’s been the event of my life.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading AT THE AERO MEET “Well, Ben, this is life worth living, eh?”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Bob,” declared Ben enthusiastically, “it’s been the event of my life.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “And more to come.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “Bob,” declared Ben enthusiastically, “it’s been the event of my life.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading We want to make an early start to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE AERO MEET “Well, Ben, this is life worth living, eh?”
with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner
From this reading “Bob,” declared Ben enthusiastically, “it’s been the event of my life.”
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “Bob,” declared Ben enthusiastically, “it’s been the event of my life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll show you what real air sailing is then.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE AERO MEET “Well, Ben, this is life worth living, eh?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bob,” declared Ben enthusiastically, “it’s been the event of my life.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading AT THE AERO MEET “Well, Ben, this is life worth living, eh?”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading AT THE AERO MEET “Well, Ben, this is life worth living, eh?”
engage in
From this reading We want to make an early start to-morrow.
come together
From this reading AT THE AERO MEET “Well, Ben, this is life worth living, eh?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “And more to come.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Bob,” declared Ben enthusiastically, “it’s been the event of my life.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Bob,” declared Ben enthusiastically, “it’s been the event of my life.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading I’ll show you what real air sailing is then.”
the work of a sailor
From this reading I’ll show you what real air sailing is then.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I’ll show you what real air sailing is then.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We want to make an early start to-morrow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE AERO MEET “Well, Ben, this is life worth living, eh?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I’ll show you what real air sailing is then.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AT THE AERO MEET “Well, Ben, this is life worth living, eh?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And more to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We want to make an early start to-morrow.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We want to make an early start to-morrow.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We want to make an early start to-morrow.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading AT THE AERO MEET “Well, Ben, this is life worth living, eh?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I’ll show you what real air sailing is then.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading AT THE AERO MEET “Well, Ben, this is life worth living, eh?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I’ll show you what real air sailing is then.”
Chapter 8 of Ben Hardy's flying machine by Frank V. Webster holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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 8 holds 98 sentences of Ben Hardy's flying machine, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Ben Hardy's flying machine by Frank V. Webster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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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