Chapter 11 of Ben Hardy's flying machine is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Ben Hardy's flying machine is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DART “Well, Ben, how is your airship work coming on?” “Famously, father.” “That’s good. Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night. We have a whole afternoon before us, and I would like to look over things.”
Chapter 11 of Ben Hardy's flying machine is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “THE DART “Well, Ben, how is your airship work coming on?””
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “THE DART “Well, Ben, how is your airship work coming on?””
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading “Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.”
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “THE DART “Well, Ben, how is your airship work coming on?””
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.”
in a manner or to an extent that is well known
From this reading ““Famously, father.””
plural of “plane” — an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.”
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In this reading “Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.”
to consider or examine in speech or writing
In this reading “Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.”
In this reading “We have a whole afternoon before us, and I would like to look over things.””
In this reading “We have a whole afternoon before us, and I would like to look over things.””
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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 Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading We have a whole afternoon before us, and I would like to look over things.”
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading THE DART “Well, Ben, how is your airship work coming on?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have a whole afternoon before us, and I would like to look over things.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We have a whole afternoon before us, and I would like to look over things.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading THE DART “Well, Ben, how is your airship work coming on?”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE DART “Well, Ben, how is your airship work coming on?”
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading THE DART “Well, Ben, how is your airship work coming on?”
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.
in a manner or to an extent that is well known
From this reading “Famously, father.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Famously, father.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “That’s good.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have a whole afternoon before us, and I would like to look over things.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DART “Well, Ben, how is your airship work coming on?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We have a whole afternoon before us, and I would like to look over things.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DART “Well, Ben, how is your airship work coming on?”
immediately past
From this reading Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We have a whole afternoon before us, and I would like to look over things.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We have a whole afternoon before us, and I would like to look over things.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE DART “Well, Ben, how is your airship work coming on?”
above and across; more than
From this reading We have a whole afternoon before us, and I would like to look over things.”
plural of “plane” — an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DART “Well, Ben, how is your airship work coming on?”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading We have a whole afternoon before us, and I would like to look over things.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have a whole afternoon before us, and I would like to look over things.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We have a whole afternoon before us, and I would like to look over things.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here is a drawing of the new curve planes we talked about last night.
(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 THE DART “Well, Ben, how is your airship work coming on?”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading We have a whole afternoon before us, and I would like to look over things.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading THE DART “Well, Ben, how is your airship work coming on?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We have a whole afternoon before us, and I would like to look over things.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE DART “Well, Ben, how is your airship work coming on?”
Chapter 11 of Ben Hardy's flying machine by Frank V. Webster holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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 78 sentences of Ben Hardy's flying machine, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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