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Chapter 7 of The Boy Inventors' Electric Hydroaeroplane is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NED MAKES AN ENEMY. A wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance. He would have liked to have the last few moments over again. He felt that he would have acted differently. But he tried to brazen it out.
Chapter 7 of The Boy Inventors' Electric Hydroaeroplane is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “He felt that he would have acted differently.”
unrestrained by convention or propriety
From this reading “But he tried to brazen it out.”
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading “A wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance.”
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “A wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance.”
in another and different manner
From this reading “He felt that he would have acted differently.”
doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
From this reading “A wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “A wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance.”
indecision in speech or action
From this reading “A wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance.”
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In this reading “He felt that he would have acted differently.”
In this reading “He would have liked to have the last few moments over again.”
In this reading “A wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance.”
anew
In this reading “He would have liked to have the last few moments over again.”
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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 wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading He felt that he would have acted differently.
anew
From this reading He would have liked to have the last few moments over again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading NED MAKES AN ENEMY.
unrestrained by convention or propriety
From this reading But he tried to brazen it out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he tried to brazen it out.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading A wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading A wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance.
in another and different manner
From this reading He felt that he would have acted differently.
an opposing military force
From this reading NED MAKES AN ENEMY.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt that he would have acted differently.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He would have liked to have the last few moments over again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have liked to have the last few moments over again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would have liked to have the last few moments over again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance.
doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
From this reading A wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he tried to brazen it out.
immediately past
From this reading He would have liked to have the last few moments over again.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading He would have liked to have the last few moments over again.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading NED MAKES AN ENEMY.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading He would have liked to have the last few moments over again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NED MAKES AN ENEMY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But he tried to brazen it out.
above and across; more than
From this reading He would have liked to have the last few moments over again.
having a blunt nose
From this reading A wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading A wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that he would have acted differently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would have liked to have the last few moments over again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would have liked to have the last few moments over again.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading But he tried to brazen it out.
indecision in speech or action
From this reading A wavering look of indecision crept into Sam Hinkley’s pug-nosed countenance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have liked to have the last few moments over again.
Chapter 7 of The Boy Inventors' Electric Hydroaeroplane by Richard Bonner holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 91 sentences of The Boy Inventors' Electric Hydroaeroplane, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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