Chapter 1 of The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE GAME. "But the Bird boys won the prize of a silver cup!" "What if they did? It was by a hair's breadth, Mr. Smarty!" "And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"
Chapter 1 of The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
From this reading “"And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"”
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading “It was by a hair's breadth, Mr. Smarty!"”
more quickly
From this reading “"And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"”
possessive form of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “It was by a hair's breadth, Mr. Smarty!"”
an airplane with a single wing
From this reading “"And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"”
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “"But the Bird boys won the prize of a silver cup!"”
established beyond doubt
From this reading “"And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"”
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading “"And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"”
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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 "But the Bird boys won the prize of a silver cup!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE GAME.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"
old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
From this reading "And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "But the Bird boys won the prize of a silver cup!"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "But the Bird boys won the prize of a silver cup!"
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading It was by a hair's breadth, Mr. Smarty!"
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading "And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the Bird boys won the prize of a silver cup!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was by a hair's breadth, Mr. Smarty!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading "But the Bird boys won the prize of a silver cup!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What if they did?
more quickly
From this reading "And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE GAME.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE GAME.
possessive form of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading It was by a hair's breadth, Mr. Smarty!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "What if they did?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was by a hair's breadth, Mr. Smarty!"
an airplane with a single wing
From this reading "And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was by a hair's breadth, Mr. Smarty!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But the Bird boys won the prize of a silver cup!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE GAME.
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading "But the Bird boys won the prize of a silver cup!"
established beyond doubt
From this reading "And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading "And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading "But the Bird boys won the prize of a silver cup!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was by a hair's breadth, Mr. Smarty!"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE GAME.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What if they did?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was by a hair's breadth, Mr. Smarty!"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE GAME.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What if they did?
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading "But the Bird boys won the prize of a silver cup!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane you built, Puss Carberry!"
Chapter 1 of The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing by John Luther Langworthy holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 1 holds 113 sentences of The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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