Chapter 14 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRIAL FLIGHT "All ready now; take her out!" "Yes, and look out for the side wings! That doorway isn't any too wide." "No. We'll have to cut some off, I guess!" "Say, it's big; isn't it?"
Chapter 14 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “"Say, it's big; isn't it?"”
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “"No. We'll have to cut some off, I guess!"”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “That doorway isn't any too wide."”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “THE TRIAL FLIGHT "All ready now; take her out!"”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"No. We'll have to cut some off, I guess!"”
the act of testing something
From this reading “THE TRIAL FLIGHT "All ready now; take her out!"”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “That doorway isn't any too wide."”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “"Yes, and look out for the side wings!”
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(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 THE TRIAL FLIGHT "All ready now; take her out!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, and look out for the side wings!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading That doorway isn't any too wide."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Say, it's big; isn't it?"
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "No. We'll have to cut some off, I guess!"
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading That doorway isn't any too wide."
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading THE TRIAL FLIGHT "All ready now; take her out!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes, and look out for the side wings!
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "No. We'll have to cut some off, I guess!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No. We'll have to cut some off, I guess!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TRIAL FLIGHT "All ready now; take her out!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No. We'll have to cut some off, I guess!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That doorway isn't any too wide."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Say, it's big; isn't it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, it's big; isn't it?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Yes, and look out for the side wings!
not any; not one
From this reading "No. We'll have to cut some off, I guess!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE TRIAL FLIGHT "All ready now; take her out!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "No. We'll have to cut some off, I guess!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE TRIAL FLIGHT "All ready now; take her out!"
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading THE TRIAL FLIGHT "All ready now; take her out!"
express in words
From this reading "Say, it's big; isn't it?"
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Yes, and look out for the side wings!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "No. We'll have to cut some off, I guess!"
carry out
From this reading THE TRIAL FLIGHT "All ready now; take her out!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That doorway isn't any too wide."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIAL FLIGHT "All ready now; take her out!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No. We'll have to cut some off, I guess!"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading That doorway isn't any too wide."
the act of testing something
From this reading THE TRIAL FLIGHT "All ready now; take her out!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. We'll have to cut some off, I guess!"
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading That doorway isn't any too wide."
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading "Yes, and look out for the side wings!
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, and look out for the side wings!
Chapter 14 of Dick Hamilton's Airship by Howard Roger Garis holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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