Chapter 2 of The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRANK'S WAY. "My goodness, what a splash!" "Served him right, that's what!" "He's gone under, fellows! Dove just like a big frog!"
Chapter 2 of The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Dove just like a big frog!"”
any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading “Dove just like a big frog!"”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"He's gone under, fellows!”
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading “FRANK'S WAY.”
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “Dove just like a big frog!"”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “"My goodness, what a splash!"”
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “"Served him right, that's what!"”
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
From this reading “"My goodness, what a splash!"”
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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 "My goodness, what a splash!"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Dove just like a big frog!"
any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading Dove just like a big frog!"
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "He's gone under, fellows!
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading FRANK'S WAY.
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading Dove just like a big frog!"
destroyed or killed
From this reading "He's gone under, fellows!
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading "My goodness, what a splash!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's gone under, fellows!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Served him right, that's what!"
and nothing more
From this reading Dove just like a big frog!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Dove just like a big frog!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My goodness, what a splash!"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Served him right, that's what!"
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading "Served him right, that's what!"
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
From this reading "My goodness, what a splash!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Served him right, that's what!"
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "He's gone under, fellows!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading FRANK'S WAY.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "My goodness, what a splash!"
Chapter 2 of The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing by John Luther Langworthy holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 2 holds 128 sentences of The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing by John Luther Langworthy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 128 sentences, grouped into 26 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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