Chapter 29 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RIVAL AIRSHIP "What did it?" "Had we better descend?" "Everybody get busy!" "Fire extinguishers here!" These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
Chapter 29 of Dick Hamilton's Airship is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “THE RIVAL AIRSHIP "What did it?"”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “"Had we better descend?"”
plural of “extinguisher” — a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
From this reading “"Fire extinguishers here!"”
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading “THE RIVAL AIRSHIP "What did it?"”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.”
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a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP "What did it?"
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
(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 "Had we better descend?"
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "Everybody get busy!"
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading "Had we better descend?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP "What did it?"
every person
From this reading "Everybody get busy!"
plural of “extinguisher” — a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
From this reading "Fire extinguishers here!"
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Fire extinguishers here!"
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Everybody get busy!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Had we better descend?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Fire extinguishers here!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP "What did it?"
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From this reading These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP "What did it?"
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP "What did it?"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Had we better descend?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP "What did it?"
Chapter 29 of Dick Hamilton's Airship by Howard Roger Garis holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 29 holds 192 sentences of Dick Hamilton's Airship, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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