Chapter II of Frank Reade Jr.'s Air Wonder, The "Kite", “The Wonderful Air-Ship,” is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter II of Frank Reade Jr.'s Air Wonder, The "Kite", “The Wonderful Air-Ship,” is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The joy of Harding bordered upon a frenzy. He could hardly contain himself. “Hurrah!” he cried. “God has answered my prayer. I shall be saved.”
Chapter II of Frank Reade Jr.'s Air Wonder, The "Kite", “The Wonderful Air-Ship,” is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading “The joy of Harding bordered upon a frenzy.”
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “He could hardly contain himself.”
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading “The joy of Harding bordered upon a frenzy.”
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading “The joy of Harding bordered upon a frenzy.”
a victory cheer
From this reading ““Hurrah!” he cried.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “The joy of Harding bordered upon a frenzy.”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading ““God has answered my prayer.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “I shall be saved.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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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 The joy of Harding bordered upon a frenzy.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “God has answered my prayer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be saved.”
having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading The joy of Harding bordered upon a frenzy.
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading He could hardly contain himself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could hardly contain himself.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Hurrah!” he cried.
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading The joy of Harding bordered upon a frenzy.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “God has answered my prayer.
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading The joy of Harding bordered upon a frenzy.
only a very short time before
From this reading He could hardly contain himself.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “God has answered my prayer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could hardly contain himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could hardly contain himself.
a victory cheer
From this reading “Hurrah!” he cried.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall be saved.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The joy of Harding bordered upon a frenzy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “God has answered my prayer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The joy of Harding bordered upon a frenzy.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “God has answered my prayer.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading I shall be saved.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be saved.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The joy of Harding bordered upon a frenzy.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The joy of Harding bordered upon a frenzy.
Chapter 2 of Frank Reade Jr.'s Air Wonder, The "Kite" by Luis Senarens holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 2 holds 144 sentences of Frank Reade Jr.'s Air Wonder, The "Kite", unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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