Chapter 9 of The Ghost of Mystery Airport is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Ghost of Mystery Airport is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONE MYSTERY--OR TWO? Slowly the table grated back across the floor of the hut. Then, to Chick's intense relief, a cheerful voice hailed him. "Ahoy, the boathouse! Who's in there?"
Chapter 9 of The Ghost of Mystery Airport is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
From this reading “"Ahoy, the boathouse!”
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “Then, to Chick's intense relief, a cheerful voice hailed him.”
possessive form of “chick” — young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading “Then, to Chick's intense relief, a cheerful voice hailed him.”
past form of “grate” — furnish with a grate
From this reading “Slowly the table grated back across the floor of the hut.”
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “Then, to Chick's intense relief, a cheerful voice hailed him.”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “Slowly the table grated back across the floor of the hut.”
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading “Then, to Chick's intense relief, a cheerful voice hailed him.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “ONE MYSTERY--OR TWO?”
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In this reading “Then, to Chick's intense relief, a cheerful voice hailed him.”
In this reading “Slowly the table grated back across the floor of the hut.”
In this reading “Then, to Chick's intense relief, a cheerful voice hailed him.”
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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 Then, to Chick's intense relief, a cheerful voice hailed him.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Slowly the table grated back across the floor of the hut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ahoy, the boathouse!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Slowly the table grated back across the floor of the hut.
a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
From this reading "Ahoy, the boathouse!
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading Then, to Chick's intense relief, a cheerful voice hailed him.
possessive form of “chick” — young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading Then, to Chick's intense relief, a cheerful voice hailed him.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Slowly the table grated back across the floor of the hut.
past form of “grate” — furnish with a grate
From this reading Slowly the table grated back across the floor of the hut.
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading Then, to Chick's intense relief, a cheerful voice hailed him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, to Chick's intense relief, a cheerful voice hailed him.
temporary military shelter
From this reading Slowly the table grated back across the floor of the hut.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Who's in there?"
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading Then, to Chick's intense relief, a cheerful voice hailed him.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading ONE MYSTERY--OR TWO?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Slowly the table grated back across the floor of the hut.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE MYSTERY--OR TWO?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ONE MYSTERY--OR TWO?
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Then, to Chick's intense relief, a cheerful voice hailed him.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly the table grated back across the floor of the hut.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Slowly the table grated back across the floor of the hut.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slowly the table grated back across the floor of the hut.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, to Chick's intense relief, a cheerful voice hailed him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Who's in there?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, to Chick's intense relief, a cheerful voice hailed him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ONE MYSTERY--OR TWO?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then, to Chick's intense relief, a cheerful voice hailed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who's in there?"
Chapter 9 of The Ghost of Mystery Airport by Van Powell holds 110 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 9 holds 110 sentences of The Ghost of Mystery Airport, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Ghost of Mystery Airport by Van Powell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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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