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Chapter 10 of The Flying Boys to the Rescue is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUNTY HEP TAKES A RIDE. That which followed these words was so amusing that Harvey Hamilton laughed outright. Aunty Hep dropped her sewing from her lap and sprang to her feet, with hands upraised in self-reproach. “Mercy sakes alive! Poor boy!
Chapter 10 of The Flying Boys to the Rescue is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading “That which followed these words was so amusing that Harvey Hamilton laughed outright.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “That which followed these words was so amusing that Harvey Hamilton laughed outright.”
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 “That which followed these words was so amusing that Harvey Hamilton laughed outright.”
informed about the latest trends
From this reading “AUNTY HEP TAKES A RIDE.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “Aunty Hep dropped her sewing from her lap and sprang to her feet, with hands upraised in self-reproach.”
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading “That which followed these words was so amusing that Harvey Hamilton laughed outright.”
plural of “sake” — a reason for wanting something done
From this reading ““Mercy sakes alive!”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “Aunty Hep dropped her sewing from her lap and sprang to her feet, with hands upraised in self-reproach.”
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 ““Mercy sakes alive!”
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
In this reading “Poor boy!”
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 AUNTY HEP TAKES A RIDE.
possessing life
From this reading “Mercy sakes alive!
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading That which followed these words was so amusing that Harvey Hamilton laughed outright.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aunty Hep dropped her sewing from her lap and sprang to her feet, with hands upraised in self-reproach.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AUNTY HEP TAKES A RIDE.
a youthful male person
From this reading Poor boy!
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Aunty Hep dropped her sewing from her lap and sprang to her feet, with hands upraised in self-reproach.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Aunty Hep dropped her sewing from her lap and sprang to her feet, with hands upraised in self-reproach.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading That which followed these words was so amusing that Harvey Hamilton laughed outright.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Aunty Hep dropped her sewing from her lap and sprang to her feet, with hands upraised in self-reproach.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading That which followed these words was so amusing that Harvey Hamilton laughed outright.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Aunty Hep dropped her sewing from her lap and sprang to her feet, with hands upraised in self-reproach.
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 That which followed these words was so amusing that Harvey Hamilton laughed outright.
informed about the latest trends
From this reading AUNTY HEP TAKES A RIDE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunty Hep dropped her sewing from her lap and sprang to her feet, with hands upraised in self-reproach.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aunty Hep dropped her sewing from her lap and sprang to her feet, with hands upraised in self-reproach.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Aunty Hep dropped her sewing from her lap and sprang to her feet, with hands upraised in self-reproach.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading That which followed these words was so amusing that Harvey Hamilton laughed outright.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “Mercy sakes alive!
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading That which followed these words was so amusing that Harvey Hamilton laughed outright.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor boy!
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading AUNTY HEP TAKES A RIDE.
plural of “sake” — a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “Mercy sakes alive!
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading Aunty Hep dropped her sewing from her lap and sprang to her feet, with hands upraised in self-reproach.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading Aunty Hep dropped her sewing from her lap and sprang to her feet, with hands upraised in self-reproach.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That which followed these words was so amusing that Harvey Hamilton laughed outright.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Aunty Hep dropped her sewing from her lap and sprang to her feet, with hands upraised in self-reproach.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading AUNTY HEP TAKES A RIDE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That which followed these words was so amusing that Harvey Hamilton laughed outright.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading That which followed these words was so amusing that Harvey Hamilton laughed outright.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aunty Hep dropped her sewing from her lap and sprang to her feet, with hands upraised in self-reproach.
held up in the air
From this reading Aunty Hep dropped her sewing from her lap and sprang to her feet, with hands upraised in self-reproach.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That which followed these words was so amusing that Harvey Hamilton laughed outright.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That which followed these words was so amusing that Harvey Hamilton laughed outright.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Aunty Hep dropped her sewing from her lap and sprang to her feet, with hands upraised in self-reproach.
the words that are spoken
From this reading That which followed these words was so amusing that Harvey Hamilton laughed outright.
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