Chapter 3 of The Air Ship Boys is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Air Ship Boys is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming. "Now we'll have my friend Senor Oje up and get right at the details." "One moment, Major Honeywell. It is easy to say what I just told you. But it means I've got to do something no one has ever done.
Chapter 3 of The Air Ship Boys is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cheerful and bright
From this reading “THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.”
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading “THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.”
true confidential information
From this reading “"Now we'll have my friend Senor Oje up and get right at the details."”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “It is easy to say what I just told you.”
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading “THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.”
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading “THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.”
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading “"Now we'll have my friend Senor Oje up and get right at the details."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Now we'll have my friend Senor Oje up and get right at the details."
cheerful and bright
From this reading THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it means I've got to do something no one has ever done.
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.
true confidential information
From this reading "Now we'll have my friend Senor Oje up and get right at the details."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading But it means I've got to do something no one has ever done.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It is easy to say what I just told you.
at any time
From this reading But it means I've got to do something no one has ever done.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Now we'll have my friend Senor Oje up and get right at the details."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Now we'll have my friend Senor Oje up and get right at the details."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But it means I've got to do something no one has ever done.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it means I've got to do something no one has ever done.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now we'll have my friend Senor Oje up and get right at the details."
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From this reading THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it means I've got to do something no one has ever done.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is easy to say what I just told you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.
and nothing more
From this reading It is easy to say what I just told you.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading But it means I've got to do something no one has ever done.
a particular point in time
From this reading "One moment, Major Honeywell.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now we'll have my friend Senor Oje up and get right at the details."
not any; not one
From this reading But it means I've got to do something no one has ever done.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now we'll have my friend Senor Oje up and get right at the details."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now we'll have my friend Senor Oje up and get right at the details."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One moment, Major Honeywell.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Now we'll have my friend Senor Oje up and get right at the details."
express in words
From this reading It is easy to say what I just told you.
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading "Now we'll have my friend Senor Oje up and get right at the details."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But it means I've got to do something no one has ever done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is easy to say what I just told you.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It is easy to say what I just told you.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Now we'll have my friend Senor Oje up and get right at the details."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now we'll have my friend Senor Oje up and get right at the details."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is easy to say what I just told you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is easy to say what I just told you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CONTRACT, AND LIQUID HYDROGEN "I knew you'd do it," exclaimed Major Honeywell, beaming.
Chapter 3 of The Air Ship Boys by H. L. (Harry Lincoln) Sayler holds 112 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 3 holds 112 sentences of The Air Ship Boys, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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