Chapter 5 of Jet Plane Mystery is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Jet Plane Mystery is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GOOD SHOW The Zeros, it seemed, were engaged elsewhere. When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen. “A rain squall has hidden the islands. They’re there, all the same,” Stew insisted. “It’s our only chance.”
Chapter 5 of Jet Plane Mystery is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.”
in or to another place
From this reading “A GOOD SHOW The Zeros, it seemed, were engaged elsewhere.”
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading “When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “They’re there, all the same,” Stew insisted.”
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.”
make high-pitched, whiney noises
From this reading ““A rain squall has hidden the islands.”
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
From this reading “When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.”
plural of “zero” — a quantity of no importance
From this reading “A GOOD SHOW The Zeros, it seemed, were engaged elsewhere.”
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.
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In this reading “When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.”
at or within a reasonable distance for seeing
In this reading “When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.”
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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 A GOOD SHOW The Zeros, it seemed, were engaged elsewhere.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They’re there, all the same,” Stew insisted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “It’s our only chance.”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.
in or to another place
From this reading A GOOD SHOW The Zeros, it seemed, were engaged elsewhere.
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading A GOOD SHOW The Zeros, it seemed, were engaged elsewhere.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A GOOD SHOW The Zeros, it seemed, were engaged elsewhere.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A rain squall has hidden the islands.
not accessible to view
From this reading “A rain squall has hidden the islands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading They’re there, all the same,” Stew insisted.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A GOOD SHOW The Zeros, it seemed, were engaged elsewhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s our only chance.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.
not one, and not any
From this reading When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.
and nothing more
From this reading “It’s our only chance.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “It’s our only chance.”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “A rain squall has hidden the islands.
Identical; not different.
From this reading They’re there, all the same,” Stew insisted.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A GOOD SHOW The Zeros, it seemed, were engaged elsewhere.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading A GOOD SHOW The Zeros, it seemed, were engaged elsewhere.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.
make high-pitched, whiney noises
From this reading “A rain squall has hidden the islands.
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
From this reading When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GOOD SHOW The Zeros, it seemed, were engaged elsewhere.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They’re there, all the same,” Stew insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’re there, all the same,” Stew insisted.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A GOOD SHOW The Zeros, it seemed, were engaged elsewhere.
at the time that
From this reading When Jack and Stew emerged from their cloud none were in sight, nor were the islands that Stew had seen.
plural of “zero” — a quantity of no importance
From this reading A GOOD SHOW The Zeros, it seemed, were engaged elsewhere.
Chapter 5 of Jet Plane Mystery by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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 5 holds 146 sentences of Jet Plane Mystery, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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