Chapter 22 of Ben Hardy's flying machine is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Ben Hardy's flying machine is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.” “Yes, Ben. It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.” “Provided any disturb us.” “There’s the risk, isn’t there?” demanded Bob.
Chapter 22 of Ben Hardy's flying machine is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.””
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading ““Yes, Ben.”
marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
From this reading “It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.””
move deeply
From this reading ““Provided any disturb us.””
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.””
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.””
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading ““Provided any disturb us.””
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading ““There’s the risk, isn’t there?” demanded Bob.”
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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move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.””
In this reading “A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Provided any disturb us.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “Yes, Ben.
marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “There’s the risk, isn’t there?” demanded Bob.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “There’s the risk, isn’t there?” demanded Bob.
move deeply
From this reading “Provided any disturb us.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s the risk, isn’t there?” demanded Bob.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “Provided any disturb us.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “There’s the risk, isn’t there?” demanded Bob.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There’s the risk, isn’t there?” demanded Bob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s the risk, isn’t there?” demanded Bob.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Provided any disturb us.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, Ben.
Chapter 22 of Ben Hardy's flying machine by Frank V. Webster holds 99 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 22 holds 99 sentences of Ben Hardy's flying machine, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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