Chapter 16 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DICK IS WARNED "What's the matter?" "What happened?" "We're falling!" "Somebody do something!" Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
Chapter 16 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.”
every person
From this reading “Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “"We're falling!"”
bringing death
From this reading “Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Somebody do something!"”
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “DICK IS WARNED "What's the matter?"”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.”
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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 Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK IS WARNED "What's the matter?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Somebody do something!"
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
every person
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading "We're falling!"
bringing death
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "What happened?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DICK IS WARNED "What's the matter?"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading DICK IS WARNED "What's the matter?"
on one occasion
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Somebody do something!"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Somebody do something!"
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DICK IS WARNED "What's the matter?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading DICK IS WARNED "What's the matter?"
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From this reading "We're falling!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What happened?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK IS WARNED "What's the matter?"
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
Chapter 16 of Dick Hamilton's Airship by Howard Roger Garis holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
Chapter 16 holds 148 sentences of Dick Hamilton's Airship, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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