Chapter 21 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!" "Go up in the air again!" "Has anybody got a gun?" "Start the motor!" These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
Chapter 21 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.”
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.”
-ing form of “charge” — to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.”
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “"Has anybody got a gun?"”
possessive form of “hamilton” — Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “"Start the motor!"”
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading “OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!"”
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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 "Has anybody got a gun?"
anew
From this reading "Go up in the air again!"
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "Go up in the air again!"
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
any person at all
From this reading "Has anybody got a gun?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
-ing form of “charge” — to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
someone who is a detective
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go up in the air again!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Has anybody got a gun?"
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Has anybody got a gun?"
possessive form of “hamilton” — Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has anybody got a gun?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Go up in the air again!"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!"
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading "Start the motor!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!"
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!"
cut with a saw
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Start the motor!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Go up in the air again!"
Chapter 21 of Dick Hamilton's Airship by Howard Roger Garis holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 21 holds 178 sentences of Dick Hamilton's Airship, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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