Chapter 8 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity. “Yes,” nodded Mr. King. “It isn’t that I didn’t expect it. We have no exclusive patent on building an airship and trying to cross the Atlantic. We do want to know what we have to fight against, though.”
Chapter 8 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.”
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading “We have no exclusive patent on building an airship and trying to cross the Atlantic.”
someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading “THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.”
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “We have no exclusive patent on building an airship and trying to cross the Atlantic.”
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading “THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.”
not divided or shared with others
From this reading “We have no exclusive patent on building an airship and trying to cross the Atlantic.”
obtain a patent for
From this reading “We have no exclusive patent on building an airship and trying to cross the Atlantic.”
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading “THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.”
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 “We do want to know what we have to fight against, though.””
In this reading “THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.”
In this reading “THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.”
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 THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading We do want to know what we have to fight against, though.”
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We have no exclusive patent on building an airship and trying to cross the Atlantic.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading We have no exclusive patent on building an airship and trying to cross the Atlantic.
someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading We have no exclusive patent on building an airship and trying to cross the Atlantic.
travel across or pass over
From this reading We have no exclusive patent on building an airship and trying to cross the Atlantic.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t that I didn’t expect it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We do want to know what we have to fight against, though.”
not divided or shared with others
From this reading We have no exclusive patent on building an airship and trying to cross the Atlantic.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “It isn’t that I didn’t expect it.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading We do want to know what we have to fight against, though.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have no exclusive patent on building an airship and trying to cross the Atlantic.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It isn’t that I didn’t expect it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t that I didn’t expect it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t that I didn’t expect it.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Yes,” nodded Mr. King.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We do want to know what we have to fight against, though.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Yes,” nodded Mr. King.
not any; not one
From this reading We have no exclusive patent on building an airship and trying to cross the Atlantic.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Yes,” nodded Mr. King.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We have no exclusive patent on building an airship and trying to cross the Atlantic.
obtain a patent for
From this reading We have no exclusive patent on building an airship and trying to cross the Atlantic.
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It isn’t that I didn’t expect it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We do want to know what we have to fight against, though.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have no exclusive patent on building an airship and trying to cross the Atlantic.
hard to endure
From this reading We have no exclusive patent on building an airship and trying to cross the Atlantic.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We do want to know what we have to fight against, though.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have no exclusive patent on building an airship and trying to cross the Atlantic.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We do want to know what we have to fight against, though.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” nodded Mr. King.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP “A rival in the field?” said the young aviator, with a good deal of interest and curiosity.
Chapter 8 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship by Roy Rockwood holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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 105 sentences of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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