Chapter 3 of Jet Plane Mystery is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Jet Plane Mystery is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRIENDLY ENEMIES “Boy, oh boy!” Stew exulted as they slid into the cloud. He set his radio with trembling fingers. “Here’s where we score a scoop!” “Wait!”
Chapter 3 of Jet Plane Mystery is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “Stew exulted as they slid into the cloud.”
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading “FRIENDLY ENEMIES “Boy, oh boy!””
past form of “exult” — feel extreme happiness or elation
From this reading “Stew exulted as they slid into the cloud.”
medium for communication
From this reading “He set his radio with trembling fingers.”
the quantity a scoop will hold
From this reading ““Here’s where we score a scoop!””
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading ““Here’s where we score a scoop!””
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “Stew exulted as they slid into the cloud.”
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
From this reading “Stew exulted as they slid into the cloud.”
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In this reading “Stew exulted as they slid into the cloud.”
In this reading “He set his radio with trembling fingers.”
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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 “Here’s where we score a scoop!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Stew exulted as they slid into the cloud.
a youthful male person
From this reading FRIENDLY ENEMIES “Boy, oh boy!”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Stew exulted as they slid into the cloud.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading FRIENDLY ENEMIES “Boy, oh boy!”
past form of “exult” — feel extreme happiness or elation
From this reading Stew exulted as they slid into the cloud.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He set his radio with trembling fingers.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading FRIENDLY ENEMIES “Boy, oh boy!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He set his radio with trembling fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here’s where we score a scoop!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He set his radio with trembling fingers.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Stew exulted as they slid into the cloud.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading FRIENDLY ENEMIES “Boy, oh boy!”
medium for communication
From this reading He set his radio with trembling fingers.
the quantity a scoop will hold
From this reading “Here’s where we score a scoop!”
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading “Here’s where we score a scoop!”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He set his radio with trembling fingers.
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Stew exulted as they slid into the cloud.
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
From this reading Stew exulted as they slid into the cloud.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stew exulted as they slid into the cloud.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stew exulted as they slid into the cloud.
a shaky motion
From this reading He set his radio with trembling fingers.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Here’s where we score a scoop!”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Here’s where we score a scoop!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading He set his radio with trembling fingers.
Chapter 3 of Jet Plane Mystery by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 3 holds 177 sentences of Jet Plane Mystery, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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