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Chapter 1 of The Aeroplane Boys Flight is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MADE IN U.S.A. "It was my mistake, Frank!" "How do you make that out, Andy?" "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane. The fact that it isn't here shows that I mislaid it.
Chapter 1 of The Aeroplane Boys Flight is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading “"Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.”
lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place
From this reading “The fact that it isn't here shows that I mislaid it.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"It was my mistake, Frank!"”
obtain a patent for
From this reading “"Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.”
do one's shopping
From this reading “"Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.”
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading “The fact that it isn't here shows that I mislaid it.”
a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools
From this reading “"Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.”
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading “"Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.”
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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 MADE IN U.S.A.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
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From this reading "How do you make that out, Andy?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
for the reason that
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you make that out, Andy?"
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact that it isn't here shows that I mislaid it.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "It was my mistake, Frank!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The fact that it isn't here shows that I mislaid it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you make that out, Andy?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MADE IN U.S.A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fact that it isn't here shows that I mislaid it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was my mistake, Frank!"
immediately past
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MADE IN U.S.A.
engage in
From this reading "How do you make that out, Andy?"
lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place
From this reading The fact that it isn't here shows that I mislaid it.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "It was my mistake, Frank!"
adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It was my mistake, Frank!"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "How do you make that out, Andy?"
obtain a patent for
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading MADE IN U.S.A.
do one's shopping
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading The fact that it isn't here shows that I mislaid it.
and nothing more
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "How do you make that out, Andy?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading MADE IN U.S.A.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading "Simply because I was using the little patent Bird monkey-wrench last in our shop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was my mistake, Frank!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you make that out, Andy?"
Chapter 1 of The Aeroplane Boys Flight by John Luther Langworthy holds 99 sentences, grouped into 20 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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