Chapter 10 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness. "I guess I'd better chain him up before I answer you," said Dick, grimly. "Here, old boy!" The bulldog came, unwillingly enough, and was made secure. "An--an airship!" gasped Uncle Ezra, as though he could not believe it.
Chapter 10 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.”
attack viciously and ferociously
From this reading “The bulldog came, unwillingly enough, and was made secure.”
a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
From this reading “BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.”
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “"I guess I'd better chain him up before I answer you," said Dick, grimly.”
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
From this reading “BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.”
the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
From this reading “BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.”
in an unwilling manner
From this reading “The bulldog came, unwillingly enough, and was made secure.”
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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 BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An--an airship!" gasped Uncle Ezra, as though he could not believe it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
react verbally
From this reading "I guess I'd better chain him up before I answer you," said Dick, grimly.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "An--an airship!" gasped Uncle Ezra, as though he could not believe it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I guess I'd better chain him up before I answer you," said Dick, grimly.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "An--an airship!" gasped Uncle Ezra, as though he could not believe it.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "I guess I'd better chain him up before I answer you," said Dick, grimly.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Here, old boy!"
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
attack viciously and ferociously
From this reading The bulldog came, unwillingly enough, and was made secure.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The bulldog came, unwillingly enough, and was made secure.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading "I guess I'd better chain him up before I answer you," said Dick, grimly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "An--an airship!" gasped Uncle Ezra, as though he could not believe it.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "I guess I'd better chain him up before I answer you," said Dick, grimly.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The bulldog came, unwillingly enough, and was made secure.
a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
From this reading BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "An--an airship!" gasped Uncle Ezra, as though he could not believe it.
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading "I guess I'd better chain him up before I answer you," said Dick, grimly.
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
From this reading BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess I'd better chain him up before I answer you," said Dick, grimly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "An--an airship!" gasped Uncle Ezra, as though he could not believe it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, old boy!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I guess I'd better chain him up before I answer you," said Dick, grimly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess I'd better chain him up before I answer you," said Dick, grimly.
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From this reading "I guess I'd better chain him up before I answer you," said Dick, grimly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "An--an airship!" gasped Uncle Ezra, as though he could not believe it.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The bulldog came, unwillingly enough, and was made secure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "An--an airship!" gasped Uncle Ezra, as though he could not believe it.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Here, old boy!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I guess I'd better chain him up before I answer you," said Dick, grimly.
get by special effort
From this reading The bulldog came, unwillingly enough, and was made secure.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
From this reading BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "An--an airship!" gasped Uncle Ezra, as though he could not believe it.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
in an unwilling manner
From this reading The bulldog came, unwillingly enough, and was made secure.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I guess I'd better chain him up before I answer you," said Dick, grimly.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bulldog came, unwillingly enough, and was made secure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BUILDING THE AIRSHIP Grit growled in a deep, threatening voice, and Uncle Ezra looked around with startled suddenness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I guess I'd better chain him up before I answer you," said Dick, grimly.
Chapter 10 of Dick Hamilton's Airship by Howard Roger Garis holds 97 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.
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