Chapter 16 of The Boy Aeronauts' Club is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Boy Aeronauts' Club is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds. Then, as if steeling himself to mount the gallows, the barefooted, bewildered boy exclaimed: “I call you――you’re on. I’m game.” As a matter of fact, Tom was perhaps more apprehensive than Mac.
Chapter 16 of The Boy Aeronauts' Club is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quick to understand
From this reading “As a matter of fact, Tom was perhaps more apprehensive than Mac.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Then, as if steeling himself to mount the gallows, the barefooted, bewildered boy exclaimed:”
take exception to
From this reading “IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.”
an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
From this reading “Then, as if steeling himself to mount the gallows, the barefooted, bewildered boy exclaimed:”
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading “IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.”
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading “IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.”
possessive form of “mac” — a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.”
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In this reading “IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.”
In this reading “IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.”
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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 IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
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From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
quick to understand
From this reading As a matter of fact, Tom was perhaps more apprehensive than Mac.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, as if steeling himself to mount the gallows, the barefooted, bewildered boy exclaimed:
without shoes
From this reading Then, as if steeling himself to mount the gallows, the barefooted, bewildered boy exclaimed:
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Then, as if steeling himself to mount the gallows, the barefooted, bewildered boy exclaimed:
a youthful male person
From this reading Then, as if steeling himself to mount the gallows, the barefooted, bewildered boy exclaimed:
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I call you――you’re on.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
take exception to
From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Then, as if steeling himself to mount the gallows, the barefooted, bewildered boy exclaimed:
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading As a matter of fact, Tom was perhaps more apprehensive than Mac.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
made afraid
From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
From this reading Then, as if steeling himself to mount the gallows, the barefooted, bewildered boy exclaimed:
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading I’m game.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then, as if steeling himself to mount the gallows, the barefooted, bewildered boy exclaimed:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I call you――you’re on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m game.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then, as if steeling himself to mount the gallows, the barefooted, bewildered boy exclaimed:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading As a matter of fact, Tom was perhaps more apprehensive than Mac.
possessive form of “mac” — a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading As a matter of fact, Tom was perhaps more apprehensive than Mac.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As a matter of fact, Tom was perhaps more apprehensive than Mac.
attach to a support
From this reading Then, as if steeling himself to mount the gallows, the barefooted, bewildered boy exclaimed:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
and nothing more
From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
by chance
From this reading As a matter of fact, Tom was perhaps more apprehensive than Mac.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, as if steeling himself to mount the gallows, the barefooted, bewildered boy exclaimed:
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As a matter of fact, Tom was perhaps more apprehensive than Mac.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, as if steeling himself to mount the gallows, the barefooted, bewildered boy exclaimed:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN CAMP ON ANCLOTE KEY To the surprise of the other boys, Mac’s frightened demur lasted only a few seconds.
male cat
From this reading As a matter of fact, Tom was perhaps more apprehensive than Mac.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As a matter of fact, Tom was perhaps more apprehensive than Mac.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I call you――you’re on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I call you――you’re on.
Chapter 16 of The Boy Aeronauts' Club by H. L. (Harry Lincoln) Sayler holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
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