Chapter 9 of Ben Hardy's flying machine is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Ben Hardy's flying machine is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?” “Dallow and Hardy have, I think.” “What’s the stunt?” “You’ll have to ask them.” The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
Chapter 9 of Ben Hardy's flying machine is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading “The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.”
seed vessel having hooks or prickles
From this reading “The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.”
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading “A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?””
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading ““Dallow and Hardy have, I think.””
a plan or design of something that is laid out
From this reading “A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?””
someone who asks a question
From this reading “The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.”
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
From this reading ““What’s the stunt?””
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?””
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in reality or actuality
In this reading “The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.”
In this reading “The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.”
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 A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Dallow and Hardy have, I think.”
any person at all
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
any thing at all
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “You’ll have to ask them.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
seed vessel having hooks or prickles
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dallow and Hardy have, I think.”
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “Dallow and Hardy have, I think.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
a plan or design of something that is laid out
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
come together
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
someone who asks a question
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
express in words
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
From this reading “What’s the stunt?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What’s the stunt?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “You’ll have to ask them.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Dallow and Hardy have, I think.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
the act of using
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the stunt?”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The questioner was named Burr Rollins, and he was the one aviator on the field for whom neither Mr. Davis, Bob nor Ben, nor in fact anybody else at the meet, had much use.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A BOMB-DROPPING EVENT “I say, Davis, have you got anything to do with that queer layout yonder?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll have to ask them.”
Chapter 9 of Ben Hardy's flying machine by Frank V. Webster holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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.
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