Chapter 25 of Jet Plane Mystery is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Jet Plane Mystery is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JACK’S NEW GUNNER In the meantime Ted was growing impatient. Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect. Then he had sent the plane gliding back into hiding. But what had become of Jack and Mary, and now Stew? When he heard the wail of the jet plane he feared the worst.
Chapter 25 of Jet Plane Mystery is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading “Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.”
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading “Then he had sent the plane gliding back into hiding.”
a serviceman in the artillery
From this reading “JACK’S NEW GUNNER In the meantime Ted was growing impatient.”
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading “When he heard the wail of the jet plane he feared the worst.”
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
From this reading “But what had become of Jack and Mary, and now Stew?”
past form of “taxi” — travel slowly
From this reading “Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.”
emit long loud cries
From this reading “When he heard the wail of the jet plane he feared the worst.”
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In this reading “Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.”
In this reading “Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.”
during the intervening time
In this reading “JACK’S NEW GUNNER In the meantime Ted was growing impatient.”
In this reading “When he heard the wail of the jet plane he feared the worst.”
In this reading “Then he had sent the plane gliding back into hiding.”
In this reading “When he heard the wail of the jet plane he feared the worst.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then he had sent the plane gliding back into hiding.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But what had become of Jack and Mary, and now Stew?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what had become of Jack and Mary, and now Stew?
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading When he heard the wail of the jet plane he feared the worst.
set up or found
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading Then he had sent the plane gliding back into hiding.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading JACK’S NEW GUNNER In the meantime Ted was growing impatient.
a serviceman in the artillery
From this reading JACK’S NEW GUNNER In the meantime Ted was growing impatient.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When he heard the wail of the jet plane he feared the worst.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading Then he had sent the plane gliding back into hiding.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading JACK’S NEW GUNNER In the meantime Ted was growing impatient.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACK’S NEW GUNNER In the meantime Ted was growing impatient.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
a small worthless amount
From this reading But what had become of Jack and Mary, and now Stew?
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK’S NEW GUNNER In the meantime Ted was growing impatient.
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading When he heard the wail of the jet plane he feared the worst.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading But what had become of Jack and Mary, and now Stew?
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading JACK’S NEW GUNNER In the meantime Ted was growing impatient.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading JACK’S NEW GUNNER In the meantime Ted was growing impatient.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But what had become of Jack and Mary, and now Stew?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But what had become of Jack and Mary, and now Stew?
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Then he had sent the plane gliding back into hiding.
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
From this reading But what had become of Jack and Mary, and now Stew?
past form of “taxi” — travel slowly
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading JACK’S NEW GUNNER In the meantime Ted was growing impatient.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK’S NEW GUNNER In the meantime Ted was growing impatient.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he had sent the plane gliding back into hiding.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Having taxied his plane through the gap into the open sea, he had made a practice run and found her perfect.
emit long loud cries
From this reading When he heard the wail of the jet plane he feared the worst.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACK’S NEW GUNNER In the meantime Ted was growing impatient.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what had become of Jack and Mary, and now Stew?
at the time that
From this reading When he heard the wail of the jet plane he feared the worst.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading When he heard the wail of the jet plane he feared the worst.
Chapter 25 of Jet Plane Mystery by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 197 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.
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