Chapter 18 of The Ghost of Mystery Airport is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Ghost of Mystery Airport is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CONFESSION AND THE CHARM All that night they remained on guard. Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched. Not a thing happened. The Indian, sullen, refused to talk. Threats did not seem to disturb him.
Chapter 18 of The Ghost of Mystery Airport is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading “Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “A CONFESSION AND THE CHARM All that night they remained on guard.”
move deeply
From this reading “Threats did not seem to disturb him.”
possessive form of “don” — a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.”
an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
From this reading “Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.”
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
From this reading “Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.”
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading “The Indian, sullen, refused to talk.”
plural of “threat” — something that is a source of danger
From this reading “Threats did not seem to disturb him.”
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.
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In this reading “Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.”
vigilant
In this reading “A CONFESSION AND THE CHARM All that night they remained on guard.”
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 A CONFESSION AND THE CHARM All that night they remained on guard.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A CONFESSION AND THE CHARM All that night they remained on guard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CONFESSION AND THE CHARM All that night they remained on guard.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading A CONFESSION AND THE CHARM All that night they remained on guard.
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading A CONFESSION AND THE CHARM All that night they remained on guard.
power to direct or determine
From this reading Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Threats did not seem to disturb him.
move deeply
From this reading Threats did not seem to disturb him.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.
possessive form of “don” — a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading A CONFESSION AND THE CHARM All that night they remained on guard.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Not a thing happened.
an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
From this reading Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Threats did not seem to disturb him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The Indian, sullen, refused to talk.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A CONFESSION AND THE CHARM All that night they remained on guard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a thing happened.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A CONFESSION AND THE CHARM All that night they remained on guard.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading The Indian, sullen, refused to talk.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading A CONFESSION AND THE CHARM All that night they remained on guard.
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
From this reading Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Threats did not seem to disturb him.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading The Indian, sullen, refused to talk.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The Indian, sullen, refused to talk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A CONFESSION AND THE CHARM All that night they remained on guard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CONFESSION AND THE CHARM All that night they remained on guard.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A CONFESSION AND THE CHARM All that night they remained on guard.
a special situation
From this reading Not a thing happened.
plural of “threat” — something that is a source of danger
From this reading Threats did not seem to disturb him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Indian, sullen, refused to talk.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Taking turns, first Don in the helicopter and Garry on the shore, then the control chief replacing Garry and Chick taking Don's station, they watched.
Chapter 18 of The Ghost of Mystery Airport by Van Powell holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 18 holds 121 sentences of The Ghost of Mystery Airport, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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