Chapter 17 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew. The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited. "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause. "But don't you come in here. I warn you away!
Chapter 17 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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annoyed and irritable
From this reading “The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited.”
a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
From this reading “OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.”
shining intensely
From this reading “OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited.”
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “I warn you away!”
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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 "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
later than; following
From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
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From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I warn you away!
exhale hard
From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But don't you come in here.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "But don't you come in here.
annoyed and irritable
From this reading The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But don't you come in here.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited.
a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
shining intensely
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
the act of departing
From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "But don't you come in here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I warn you away!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But don't you come in here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited.
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
in a strange manner
From this reading The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading I warn you away!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But don't you come in here.
Chapter 17 of Dick Hamilton's Airship by Howard Roger Garis holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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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