Chapter 15 of The Flying Machine Boys in the Wilds is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Flying Machine Boys in the Wilds is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A QUESTION OF MARKSMANSHIP. “Door?” repeated Carl, in reply to his chum’s exclamation. “There’s no door here!” “But there is!” insisted Jimmie. “I heard the rattle of iron against granite only a moment ago!”
Chapter 15 of The Flying Machine Boys in the Wilds is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading ““Door?” repeated Carl, in reply to his chum’s exclamation.”
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading ““I heard the rattle of iron against granite only a moment ago!””
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading ““But there is!” insisted Jimmie.”
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading ““I heard the rattle of iron against granite only a moment ago!””
skill in shooting
From this reading “A QUESTION OF MARKSMANSHIP.”
make short successive sounds
From this reading ““I heard the rattle of iron against granite only a moment ago!””
recurring again and again
From this reading ““Door?” repeated Carl, in reply to his chum’s exclamation.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading ““Door?” repeated Carl, in reply to his chum’s exclamation.”
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 ““I heard the rattle of iron against granite only a moment ago!””
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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 QUESTION OF MARKSMANSHIP.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I heard the rattle of iron against granite only a moment ago!”
in the past
From this reading “I heard the rattle of iron against granite only a moment ago!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But there is!” insisted Jimmie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Door?” repeated Carl, in reply to his chum’s exclamation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Door?” repeated Carl, in reply to his chum’s exclamation.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Door?” repeated Carl, in reply to his chum’s exclamation.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Door?” repeated Carl, in reply to his chum’s exclamation.
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading “I heard the rattle of iron against granite only a moment ago!”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I heard the rattle of iron against granite only a moment ago!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “There’s no door here!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Door?” repeated Carl, in reply to his chum’s exclamation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I heard the rattle of iron against granite only a moment ago!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Door?” repeated Carl, in reply to his chum’s exclamation.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “But there is!” insisted Jimmie.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading “I heard the rattle of iron against granite only a moment ago!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But there is!” insisted Jimmie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But there is!” insisted Jimmie.
skill in shooting
From this reading A QUESTION OF MARKSMANSHIP.
a particular point in time
From this reading “I heard the rattle of iron against granite only a moment ago!”
not any; not one
From this reading “There’s no door here!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A QUESTION OF MARKSMANSHIP.
and nothing more
From this reading “I heard the rattle of iron against granite only a moment ago!”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading A QUESTION OF MARKSMANSHIP.
make short successive sounds
From this reading “I heard the rattle of iron against granite only a moment ago!”
recurring again and again
From this reading “Door?” repeated Carl, in reply to his chum’s exclamation.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Door?” repeated Carl, in reply to his chum’s exclamation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I heard the rattle of iron against granite only a moment ago!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “But there is!” insisted Jimmie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s no door here!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Door?” repeated Carl, in reply to his chum’s exclamation.
Chapter 15 of The Flying Machine Boys in the Wilds by Frank Walton holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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 15 holds 153 sentences of The Flying Machine Boys in the Wilds, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of The Flying Machine Boys in the Wilds by Frank Walton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 153 sentences, grouped into 31 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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