Chapter 24 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOAL! “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears. “We can only make the best of it,” returned Dave, trying to be philosophical. “At any rate, we made a grand run.” “Yes, it’s something to beat the world’s record, even half the way,” agreed Hiram.
Chapter 24 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading ““It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading ““Yes, it’s something to beat the world’s record, even half the way,” agreed Hiram.”
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading “GOAL!”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading ““At any rate, we made a grand run.””
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
From this reading ““We can only make the best of it,” returned Dave, trying to be philosophical.”
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading ““At any rate, we made a grand run.””
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading ““Yes, it’s something to beat the world’s record, even half the way,” agreed Hiram.”
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
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In this reading ““At any rate, we made a grand run.””
deserving regret
In this reading ““It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.”
In this reading ““We can only make the best of it,” returned Dave, trying to be philosophical.”
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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 “At any rate, we made a grand run.”
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “Yes, it’s something to beat the world’s record, even half the way,” agreed Hiram.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “At any rate, we made a grand run.”
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We can only make the best of it,” returned Dave, trying to be philosophical.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “Yes, it’s something to beat the world’s record, even half the way,” agreed Hiram.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “We can only make the best of it,” returned Dave, trying to be philosophical.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We can only make the best of it,” returned Dave, trying to be philosophical.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We can only make the best of it,” returned Dave, trying to be philosophical.
divisible by two
From this reading “Yes, it’s something to beat the world’s record, even half the way,” agreed Hiram.
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading GOAL!
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “At any rate, we made a grand run.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “Yes, it’s something to beat the world’s record, even half the way,” agreed Hiram.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We can only make the best of it,” returned Dave, trying to be philosophical.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “At any rate, we made a grand run.”
engage in
From this reading “We can only make the best of it,” returned Dave, trying to be philosophical.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.
and nothing more
From this reading “We can only make the best of it,” returned Dave, trying to be philosophical.
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
From this reading “We can only make the best of it,” returned Dave, trying to be philosophical.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “At any rate, we made a grand run.”
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “Yes, it’s something to beat the world’s record, even half the way,” agreed Hiram.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “We can only make the best of it,” returned Dave, trying to be philosophical.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “At any rate, we made a grand run.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Yes, it’s something to beat the world’s record, even half the way,” agreed Hiram.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We can only make the best of it,” returned Dave, trying to be philosophical.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.
hard to endure
From this reading “We can only make the best of it,” returned Dave, trying to be philosophical.
precisely as stated
From this reading “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Yes, it’s something to beat the world’s record, even half the way,” agreed Hiram.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We can only make the best of it,” returned Dave, trying to be philosophical.
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Yes, it’s something to beat the world’s record, even half the way,” agreed Hiram.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, it’s something to beat the world’s record, even half the way,” agreed Hiram.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “It’s too bad,” said Hiram, and the young aviator’s assistant was very nearly at the point of tears.
Chapter 24 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship by Roy Rockwood 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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