Chapter 9 of The Flying Machine Boys on Secret Service is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Flying Machine Boys on Secret Service is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VOYAGE OF THE ANN. “I wouldn’t call that much of a joke!” Carl replied. “Turn out the light and perhaps they won’t see us!” “What’s the use?” the boy answered.
Chapter 9 of The Flying Machine Boys on Secret Service is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading ““What’s the use?” the boy answered.”
a youthful male person
From this reading ““What’s the use?” the boy answered.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ““I wouldn’t call that much of a joke!””
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading ““I wouldn’t call that much of a joke!””
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Carl replied.”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading ““Turn out the light and perhaps they won’t see us!””
the act of using
From this reading ““What’s the use?” the boy answered.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “THE VOYAGE OF THE ANN.”
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be shown or be found to be
In this reading ““Turn out the light and perhaps they won’t see us!””
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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 “I wouldn’t call that much of a joke!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Turn out the light and perhaps they won’t see us!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE ANN.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “What’s the use?” the boy answered.
a youthful male person
From this reading “What’s the use?” the boy answered.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I wouldn’t call that much of a joke!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carl replied.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wouldn’t call that much of a joke!”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “I wouldn’t call that much of a joke!”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “Turn out the light and perhaps they won’t see us!”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I wouldn’t call that much of a joke!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE ANN.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Turn out the light and perhaps they won’t see us!”
by chance
From this reading “Turn out the light and perhaps they won’t see us!”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Carl replied.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Turn out the light and perhaps they won’t see us!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I wouldn’t call that much of a joke!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE ANN.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Turn out the light and perhaps they won’t see us!”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “Turn out the light and perhaps they won’t see us!”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Turn out the light and perhaps they won’t see us!”
the act of using
From this reading “What’s the use?” the boy answered.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE ANN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the use?” the boy answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Turn out the light and perhaps they won’t see us!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wouldn’t call that much of a joke!”
Chapter 9 of The Flying Machine Boys on Secret Service by Frank Walton holds 152 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 9 holds 152 sentences of The Flying Machine Boys on Secret Service, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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