Chapter 5 of The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WARM FIVE MINUTES. "Fire! Fire!" So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored. He had hastily leaned his bicycle against the fence as he made the plunge.
Chapter 5 of The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.”
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading “He had hastily leaned his bicycle against the fence as he made the plunge.”
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.”
an airplane with a single wing
From this reading “So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.”
thrust or throw into
From this reading “He had hastily leaned his bicycle against the fence as he made the plunge.”
get rid of
From this reading “So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.”
past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use
From this reading “So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.”
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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 A WARM FIVE MINUTES.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had hastily leaned his bicycle against the fence as he made the plunge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading He had hastily leaned his bicycle against the fence as he made the plunge.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
divisible by two
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
enclose with a fence
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Fire!
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading A WARM FIVE MINUTES.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had hastily leaned his bicycle against the fence as he made the plunge.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading He had hastily leaned his bicycle against the fence as he made the plunge.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had hastily leaned his bicycle against the fence as he made the plunge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He had hastily leaned his bicycle against the fence as he made the plunge.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading A WARM FIVE MINUTES.
an airplane with a single wing
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
above and across; more than
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
thrust or throw into
From this reading He had hastily leaned his bicycle against the fence as he made the plunge.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
get rid of
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading A WARM FIVE MINUTES.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
in or at the place that
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So Frank shouted, even as he jumped over the fence, and made a bee line for the center of the big field, where the shed lay in which the precious monoplane was stored.
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