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Chapter 13 of The Boy Inventors' Flying Ship is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ATTACKED BY A WHALE. On came the whale. She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship. Every instant appeared to increase the speed at which she traveled. Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.
Chapter 13 of The Boy Inventors' Flying Ship is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large and heavily armoured warship
From this reading “She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.”
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading “Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.”
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading “She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.”
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading “She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.”
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading “Every instant appeared to increase the speed at which she traveled.”
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading “ATTACKED BY A WHALE.”
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.
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In this reading “Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.”
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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 ATTACKED BY A WHALE.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Every instant appeared to increase the speed at which she traveled.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every instant appeared to increase the speed at which she traveled.
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading ATTACKED BY A WHALE.
large and heavily armoured warship
From this reading She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ATTACKED BY A WHALE.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On came the whale.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every instant appeared to increase the speed at which she traveled.
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.
characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
From this reading She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.
a quantity that is added
From this reading Every instant appeared to increase the speed at which she traveled.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Every instant appeared to increase the speed at which she traveled.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On came the whale.
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From this reading Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.
move hurridly
From this reading Every instant appeared to increase the speed at which she traveled.
make square
From this reading She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.
carry out
From this reading Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On came the whale.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fascinated by terror they could not take their eyes off the onrushing peril,—with the exception, that is, of Jack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every instant appeared to increase the speed at which she traveled.
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading Every instant appeared to increase the speed at which she traveled.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading ATTACKED BY A WHALE.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Every instant appeared to increase the speed at which she traveled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was a huge, humpbacked monster, with a gigantic square head that looked as solid as the prow of a battleship.
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