Chapter 19 of The Flying Boys in the Sky is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of The Flying Boys in the Sky is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLANNING THE SEARCH. Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand. “Sh!” he whispered; “some one is in the hall.” The youth listened intently, but could not detect so much as the “shadow of a sound.” None the less, his guest was right.
Chapter 19 of The Flying Boys in the Sky is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “The youth listened intently, but could not detect so much as the “shadow of a sound.””
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand.”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “None the less, his guest was right.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand.”
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading “Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand.”
with strained or eager attention
From this reading “The youth listened intently, but could not detect so much as the “shadow of a sound.””
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading “PLANNING THE SEARCH.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand.”
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 youth listened intently, but could not detect so much as the “shadow of a sound.””
In this reading ““Sh!” he whispered; “some one is in the hall.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The youth listened intently, but could not detect so much as the “shadow of a sound.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The youth listened intently, but could not detect so much as the “shadow of a sound.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The youth listened intently, but could not detect so much as the “shadow of a sound.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading The youth listened intently, but could not detect so much as the “shadow of a sound.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading None the less, his guest was right.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Sh!” he whispered; “some one is in the hall.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand.
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Sh!” he whispered; “some one is in the hall.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading None the less, his guest was right.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Sh!” he whispered; “some one is in the hall.”
with strained or eager attention
From this reading The youth listened intently, but could not detect so much as the “shadow of a sound.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Sh!” he whispered; “some one is in the hall.”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading None the less, his guest was right.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading The youth listened intently, but could not detect so much as the “shadow of a sound.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The youth listened intently, but could not detect so much as the “shadow of a sound.”
not one, and not any
From this reading None the less, his guest was right.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The youth listened intently, but could not detect so much as the “shadow of a sound.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The youth listened intently, but could not detect so much as the “shadow of a sound.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Sh!” he whispered; “some one is in the hall.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand.
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading PLANNING THE SEARCH.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand.
precisely, exactly
From this reading None the less, his guest was right.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading PLANNING THE SEARCH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sh!” he whispered; “some one is in the hall.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The youth listened intently, but could not detect so much as the “shadow of a sound.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The youth listened intently, but could not detect so much as the “shadow of a sound.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Sh!” he whispered; “some one is in the hall.”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The youth listened intently, but could not detect so much as the “shadow of a sound.”
express in speech
From this reading Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLANNING THE SEARCH.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand.
a message informing of danger
From this reading Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand.
at the time that
From this reading Harvey Hamilton was about to speak when Detective Pendar raised a warning hand.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Sh!” he whispered; “some one is in the hall.”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The youth listened intently, but could not detect so much as the “shadow of a sound.”
Chapter 19 of The Flying Boys in the Sky by Edward Sylvester Ellis holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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 19 holds 109 sentences of The Flying Boys in the Sky, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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