Chapter 7 of The Boy Aeronauts' Club is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Boy Aeronauts' Club is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOB MAKES ANOTHER RESCUE As Hal delivered this message, Captain Joe explained his plans. The shallow hold of the _Three Sisters_ was crowded with freight. Her deck was already swept by the fast rising waves. A night’s rest was hardly possible on the plunging craft. Therefore, all were ordered ashore――including Jerry.
Chapter 7 of The Boy Aeronauts' Club is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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towards the shore from the water
From this reading “Therefore, all were ordered ashore――including Jerry.”
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “BOB MAKES ANOTHER RESCUE As Hal delivered this message, Captain Joe explained his plans.”
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading “The shallow hold of the _Three Sisters_ was crowded with freight.”
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading “Therefore, all were ordered ashore――including Jerry.”
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading “A night’s rest was hardly possible on the plunging craft.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “BOB MAKES ANOTHER RESCUE As Hal delivered this message, Captain Joe explained his plans.”
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading “The shallow hold of the _Three Sisters_ was crowded with freight.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “A night’s rest was hardly possible on the plunging craft.”
In this reading “The shallow hold of the _Three Sisters_ was crowded with freight.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 night’s rest was hardly possible on the plunging craft.
(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 Therefore, all were ordered ashore――including Jerry.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Her deck was already swept by the fast rising waves.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading BOB MAKES ANOTHER RESCUE As Hal delivered this message, Captain Joe explained his plans.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BOB MAKES ANOTHER RESCUE As Hal delivered this message, Captain Joe explained his plans.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading Therefore, all were ordered ashore――including Jerry.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB MAKES ANOTHER RESCUE As Hal delivered this message, Captain Joe explained his plans.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her deck was already swept by the fast rising waves.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading BOB MAKES ANOTHER RESCUE As Hal delivered this message, Captain Joe explained his plans.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading A night’s rest was hardly possible on the plunging craft.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading The shallow hold of the _Three Sisters_ was crowded with freight.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Her deck was already swept by the fast rising waves.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading BOB MAKES ANOTHER RESCUE As Hal delivered this message, Captain Joe explained his plans.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading BOB MAKES ANOTHER RESCUE As Hal delivered this message, Captain Joe explained his plans.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Her deck was already swept by the fast rising waves.
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading The shallow hold of the _Three Sisters_ was crowded with freight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB MAKES ANOTHER RESCUE As Hal delivered this message, Captain Joe explained his plans.
only a very short time before
From this reading A night’s rest was hardly possible on the plunging craft.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her deck was already swept by the fast rising waves.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BOB MAKES ANOTHER RESCUE As Hal delivered this message, Captain Joe explained his plans.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The shallow hold of the _Three Sisters_ was crowded with freight.
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading Therefore, all were ordered ashore――including Jerry.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Therefore, all were ordered ashore――including Jerry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB MAKES ANOTHER RESCUE As Hal delivered this message, Captain Joe explained his plans.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading BOB MAKES ANOTHER RESCUE As Hal delivered this message, Captain Joe explained his plans.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading BOB MAKES ANOTHER RESCUE As Hal delivered this message, Captain Joe explained his plans.
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A night’s rest was hardly possible on the plunging craft.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shallow hold of the _Three Sisters_ was crowded with freight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A night’s rest was hardly possible on the plunging craft.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Therefore, all were ordered ashore――including Jerry.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading BOB MAKES ANOTHER RESCUE As Hal delivered this message, Captain Joe explained his plans.
-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading A night’s rest was hardly possible on the plunging craft.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading A night’s rest was hardly possible on the plunging craft.
free from harm or evil
From this reading BOB MAKES ANOTHER RESCUE As Hal delivered this message, Captain Joe explained his plans.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading A night’s rest was hardly possible on the plunging craft.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Her deck was already swept by the fast rising waves.
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading The shallow hold of the _Three Sisters_ was crowded with freight.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The shallow hold of the _Three Sisters_ was crowded with freight.
possessing sweep
From this reading Her deck was already swept by the fast rising waves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shallow hold of the _Three Sisters_ was crowded with freight.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, all were ordered ashore――including Jerry.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BOB MAKES ANOTHER RESCUE As Hal delivered this message, Captain Joe explained his plans.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The shallow hold of the _Three Sisters_ was crowded with freight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shallow hold of the _Three Sisters_ was crowded with freight.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Her deck was already swept by the fast rising waves.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Therefore, all were ordered ashore――including Jerry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The shallow hold of the _Three Sisters_ was crowded with freight.
Chapter 7 of The Boy Aeronauts' Club by H. L. (Harry Lincoln) Sayler holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 186 sentences of The Boy Aeronauts' Club, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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