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Chapter 16 of The Boy Scouts and the Army Airship is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“THERE’S MANY A SLIP——” “Wow! Look out where you’re coming!” “What is it?” “It’s a giant owl!” These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
Chapter 16 of The Boy Scouts and the Army Airship is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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informal intensifiers
From this reading “These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.”
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.”
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading ““It’s a giant owl!””
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.”
the act of chipping something
From this reading “These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.”
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading ““THERE’S MANY A SLIP——” “Wow!”
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In this reading “These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.”
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
In this reading “Look out where you’re coming!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “THERE’S MANY A SLIP——” “Wow!
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Look out where you’re coming!”
informal intensifiers
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “It’s a giant owl!”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s a giant owl!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look out where you’re coming!”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “THERE’S MANY A SLIP——” “Wow!
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Look out where you’re coming!”
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading “It’s a giant owl!”
tilling the land with a plow
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
move stealthily
From this reading “THERE’S MANY A SLIP——” “Wow!
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
the act of chipping something
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THERE’S MANY A SLIP——” “Wow!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?”
in or at the place that
From this reading Look out where you’re coming!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading These and a dozen other exclamations of dismay and alarm mingled with a great splintering, and crashing, and snapping, as Rob came ploughing down to earth.
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading “THERE’S MANY A SLIP——” “Wow!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look out where you’re coming!”
Chapter 16 of The Boy Scouts and the Army Airship by John Henry Goldfrap holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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 16 holds 102 sentences of The Boy Scouts and the Army Airship, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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