Chapter 20 of The Boy Aeronauts' Club is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Boy Aeronauts' Club is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs. When I got to thinkin’, I knew it wasn’t pigs. So I went to have a look. Did you evah heah of an alligatah twenty feet long?” asked Tom. “I don’t know anything about ’em,” responded Bob.
Chapter 20 of The Boy Aeronauts' Club is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““I don’t know anything about ’em,” responded Bob.”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.”
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.”
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading “TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading ““I don’t know anything about ’em,” responded Bob.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “Did you evah heah of an alligatah twenty feet long?” asked Tom.”
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In this reading “Did you evah heah of an alligatah twenty feet long?” asked Tom.”
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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 TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I don’t know anything about ’em,” responded Bob.
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From this reading Did you evah heah of an alligatah twenty feet long?” asked Tom.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Did you evah heah of an alligatah twenty feet long?” asked Tom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
any thing at all
From this reading “I don’t know anything about ’em,” responded Bob.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Did you evah heah of an alligatah twenty feet long?” asked Tom.
for the reason that
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “I don’t know anything about ’em,” responded Bob.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you evah heah of an alligatah twenty feet long?” asked Tom.
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From this reading “I don’t know anything about ’em,” responded Bob.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “I don’t know anything about ’em,” responded Bob.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
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From this reading Did you evah heah of an alligatah twenty feet long?” asked Tom.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Did you evah heah of an alligatah twenty feet long?” asked Tom.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When I got to thinkin’, I knew it wasn’t pigs.
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From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So I went to have a look.
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From this reading Did you evah heah of an alligatah twenty feet long?” asked Tom.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
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 When I got to thinkin’, I knew it wasn’t pigs.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know anything about ’em,” responded Bob.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Did you evah heah of an alligatah twenty feet long?” asked Tom.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading So I went to have a look.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “I don’t know anything about ’em,” responded Bob.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I went to have a look.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I got to thinkin’, I knew it wasn’t pigs.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I got to thinkin’, I knew it wasn’t pigs.
male cat
From this reading Did you evah heah of an alligatah twenty feet long?” asked Tom.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Did you evah heah of an alligatah twenty feet long?” asked Tom.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TOM’S STORY AND THE END “Theah was a pen on one side of the island that I hadn’t looked in because I thought it meant pigs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I got to thinkin’, I knew it wasn’t pigs.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So I went to have a look.
at the time that
From this reading When I got to thinkin’, I knew it wasn’t pigs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you evah heah of an alligatah twenty feet long?” asked Tom.
Chapter 20 of The Boy Aeronauts' Club by H. L. (Harry Lincoln) Sayler holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 20 holds 149 sentences of The Boy Aeronauts' Club, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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