Chapter 16 of The Boy Inventors' Flying Ship is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Boy Inventors' Flying Ship is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CAMP IN THE FOREST. The lads hastened through the forest with what speed may be imagined. All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction. “Himmel! Ach donnerblitzen!
Chapter 16 of The Boy Inventors' Flying Ship is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “The lads hastened through the forest with what speed may be imagined.”
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “The lads hastened through the forest with what speed may be imagined.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “The lads hastened through the forest with what speed may be imagined.”
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.”
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading “All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.”
move hurridly
From this reading “The lads hastened through the forest with what speed may be imagined.”
plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.”
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In this reading “All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.”
In this reading “The lads hastened through the forest with what speed may be imagined.”
In this reading “THE CAMP IN THE FOREST.”
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From this reading Ach donnerblitzen!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The lads hastened through the forest with what speed may be imagined.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE CAMP IN THE FOREST.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.
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From this reading Ach donnerblitzen!
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE CAMP IN THE FOREST.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading The lads hastened through the forest with what speed may be imagined.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Himmel!
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading The lads hastened through the forest with what speed may be imagined.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CAMP IN THE FOREST.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading The lads hastened through the forest with what speed may be imagined.
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The lads hastened through the forest with what speed may be imagined.
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.
precisely, exactly
From this reading All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.
move hurridly
From this reading The lads hastened through the forest with what speed may be imagined.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAMP IN THE FOREST.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The lads hastened through the forest with what speed may be imagined.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The lads hastened through the forest with what speed may be imagined.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lads hastened through the forest with what speed may be imagined.
plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading All the time the yells grew louder, showing them that they were proceeding in the right direction.
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