Chapter 7 of The Airship "Golden Hind" is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Airship "Golden Hind" is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Avast stunting!" declared Fosterdyke. "Let’s get on with it. Full speed to Gib." Everyone on board realised that every minute was precious. With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
Chapter 7 of The Airship "Golden Hind" is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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every person
From this reading “Everyone on board realised that every minute was precious.”
a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
From this reading “Full speed to Gib."”
any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
From this reading “With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.”
the largest possible quantity
From this reading “With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.”
plural of “motor” — machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “Everyone on board realised that every minute was precious.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “Everyone on board realised that every minute was precious.”
move hurridly
From this reading “Full speed to Gib."”
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “Everyone on board realised that every minute was precious.”
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From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Avast stunting!" declared Fosterdyke.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Everyone on board realised that every minute was precious.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "Avast stunting!" declared Fosterdyke.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Everyone on board realised that every minute was precious.
every person
From this reading Everyone on board realised that every minute was precious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Avast stunting!" declared Fosterdyke.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Full speed to Gib."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Let’s get on with it.
a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
From this reading Full speed to Gib."
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Let’s get on with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let’s get on with it.
the largest possible quantity
From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Everyone on board realised that every minute was precious.
plural of “motor” — machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Let’s get on with it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Everyone on board realised that every minute was precious.
with speed
From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Everyone on board realised that every minute was precious.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
move hurridly
From this reading Full speed to Gib."
the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
From this reading "Avast stunting!" declared Fosterdyke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everyone on board realised that every minute was precious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Full speed to Gib."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everyone on board realised that every minute was precious.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Let’s get on with it.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading With her six motors running "all out" the "Golden Hind" quickly worked up to her maximum speed of 180 miles an hour.
Chapter 7 of The Airship "Golden Hind" by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 7 holds 118 sentences of The Airship "Golden Hind", unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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