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Chapter 6 of The Boy Allies at Jutland is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AMONG THE ENEMY To Frank's ears came a distant whirring. To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead. But to Frank and Jack both it meant something entirely different. It was the sound for which they had been waiting. It was an airship.
Chapter 6 of The Boy Allies at Jutland is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “It was an airship.”
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading “To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.”
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading “AMONG THE ENEMY To Frank's ears came a distant whirring.”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.”
above your head; in the sky
From this reading “To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.”
past form of “soar” — rise rapidly
From this reading “To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.”
sound of something in rapid motion
From this reading “AMONG THE ENEMY To Frank's ears came a distant whirring.”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.”
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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 AMONG THE ENEMY To Frank's ears came a distant whirring.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading It was an airship.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading AMONG THE ENEMY To Frank's ears came a distant whirring.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an airship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But to Frank and Jack both it meant something entirely different.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
the two together, not just one
From this reading But to Frank and Jack both it meant something entirely different.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to Frank and Jack both it meant something entirely different.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AMONG THE ENEMY To Frank's ears came a distant whirring.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading But to Frank and Jack both it meant something entirely different.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading AMONG THE ENEMY To Frank's ears came a distant whirring.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading AMONG THE ENEMY To Frank's ears came a distant whirring.
an opposing military force
From this reading AMONG THE ENEMY To Frank's ears came a distant whirring.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading But to Frank and Jack both it meant something entirely different.
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the sound for which they had been waiting.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading But to Frank and Jack both it meant something entirely different.
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading AMONG THE ENEMY To Frank's ears came a distant whirring.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the sound for which they had been waiting.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
a small worthless amount
From this reading But to Frank and Jack both it meant something entirely different.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
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From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading But to Frank and Jack both it meant something entirely different.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
above your head; in the sky
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
past form of “soar” — rise rapidly
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But to Frank and Jack both it meant something entirely different.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMONG THE ENEMY To Frank's ears came a distant whirring.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the sound for which they had been waiting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AMONG THE ENEMY To Frank's ears came a distant whirring.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading It was the sound for which they had been waiting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the sound for which they had been waiting.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
sound of something in rapid motion
From this reading AMONG THE ENEMY To Frank's ears came a distant whirring.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading To ears less keen than the lad's the sound, which came from above, might have been some bird of the night flapping its wings as it soared overhead.
Chapter 6 of The Boy Allies at Jutland by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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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