Chapter 6 of Jet Plane Mystery is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Jet Plane Mystery is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLANE WRECKED The plane rattled, sputtered, and roared. Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft. Then he threw back his seat to drop flat on his stomach and poke around in the fuselage. His hand touched Jack’s violin. He shoved this forward within easy reach.
Chapter 6 of Jet Plane Mystery is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)
From this reading “Then he threw back his seat to drop flat on his stomach and poke around in the fuselage.”
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading “Then he threw back his seat to drop flat on his stomach and poke around in the fuselage.”
past form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading “He shoved this forward within easy reach.”
past form of “sputter” — make an explosive sound
From this reading “PLANE WRECKED The plane rattled, sputtered, and roared.”
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
From this reading “Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.”
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading “His hand touched Jack’s violin.”
destroyed in an accident
From this reading “PLANE WRECKED The plane rattled, sputtered, and roared.”
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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throw back with a quick, light motion
In this reading “Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.”
In this reading “Then he threw back his seat to drop flat on his stomach and poke around in the fuselage.”
In this reading “Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PLANE WRECKED The plane rattled, sputtered, and roared.
any thing at all
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then he threw back his seat to drop flat on his stomach and poke around in the fuselage.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Then he threw back his seat to drop flat on his stomach and poke around in the fuselage.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading He shoved this forward within easy reach.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Then he threw back his seat to drop flat on his stomach and poke around in the fuselage.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He shoved this forward within easy reach.
the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)
From this reading Then he threw back his seat to drop flat on his stomach and poke around in the fuselage.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading His hand touched Jack’s violin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he threw back his seat to drop flat on his stomach and poke around in the fuselage.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he threw back his seat to drop flat on his stomach and poke around in the fuselage.
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he threw back his seat to drop flat on his stomach and poke around in the fuselage.
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading His hand touched Jack’s violin.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he threw back his seat to drop flat on his stomach and poke around in the fuselage.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading PLANE WRECKED The plane rattled, sputtered, and roared.
poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading Then he threw back his seat to drop flat on his stomach and poke around in the fuselage.
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading PLANE WRECKED The plane rattled, sputtered, and roared.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He shoved this forward within easy reach.
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading PLANE WRECKED The plane rattled, sputtered, and roared.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Then he threw back his seat to drop flat on his stomach and poke around in the fuselage.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
past form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading He shoved this forward within easy reach.
past form of “sputter” — make an explosive sound
From this reading PLANE WRECKED The plane rattled, sputtered, and roared.
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading Then he threw back his seat to drop flat on his stomach and poke around in the fuselage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLANE WRECKED The plane rattled, sputtered, and roared.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he threw back his seat to drop flat on his stomach and poke around in the fuselage.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He shoved this forward within easy reach.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
having come into contact
From this reading His hand touched Jack’s violin.
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading His hand touched Jack’s violin.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading Stew threw back the hood, climbed out to the wings to see what, if anything, might be done to keep her aloft.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He shoved this forward within easy reach.
destroyed in an accident
From this reading PLANE WRECKED The plane rattled, sputtered, and roared.
Chapter 6 of Jet Plane Mystery by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 6 holds 199 sentences of Jet Plane Mystery, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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