Chapter 9 of The Dreadnought Boys on Aero Service is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Dreadnought Boys on Aero Service is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CONSPIRACY IS RIPENING. "That you, boys?" The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge. "Yes, it's us all right, Herr Muller. On time, ain't we?"
Chapter 9 of The Dreadnought Boys on Aero Service is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading “A CONSPIRACY IS RIPENING.”
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading “The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.”
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading “"Yes, it's us all right, Herr Muller.”
the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
From this reading “The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.”
Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965)
From this reading “"Yes, it's us all right, Herr Muller.”
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.”
coming to full development; becoming mature
From this reading “A CONSPIRACY IS RIPENING.”
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading “The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.”
In this reading “The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.”
In this reading “The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.”
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 A CONSPIRACY IS RIPENING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On time, ain't we?"
(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 "Yes, it's us all right, Herr Muller.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "That you, boys?"
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading A CONSPIRACY IS RIPENING.
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.
depressingly dark
From this reading The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading "Yes, it's us all right, Herr Muller.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CONSPIRACY IS RIPENING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, it's us all right, Herr Muller.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.
the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
From this reading The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.
Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965)
From this reading "Yes, it's us all right, Herr Muller.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On time, ain't we?"
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Yes, it's us all right, Herr Muller.
coming to full development; becoming mature
From this reading A CONSPIRACY IS RIPENING.
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That you, boys?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The speaker emerged from a patch of gloomy looking bushes, masking an old stone bridge.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading On time, ain't we?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, it's us all right, Herr Muller.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On time, ain't we?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, it's us all right, Herr Muller.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That you, boys?"
Chapter 9 of The Dreadnought Boys on Aero Service by John Henry Goldfrap holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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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