Chapter 8 of The Motor Boys Over the Rockies is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Motor Boys Over the Rockies is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell. Many thoughts were in the mind of the lad. He was worried and puzzled. Clews seemed to point to a sudden departure of the former hermit from the airship. The torn letter was one of them.
Chapter 8 of The Motor Boys Over the Rockies is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.”
the cords used to suspend a hammock
From this reading “Clews seemed to point to a sudden departure of the former hermit from the airship.”
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading “HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.”
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading “Clews seemed to point to a sudden departure of the former hermit from the airship.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.”
your name written in your own handwriting
From this reading “HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “He was worried and puzzled.”
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 “Clews seemed to point to a sudden departure of the former hermit from the airship.”
In this reading “HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.”
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 Clews seemed to point to a sudden departure of the former hermit from the airship.
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was worried and puzzled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.
the cords used to suspend a hammock
From this reading Clews seemed to point to a sudden departure of the former hermit from the airship.
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.
the act of departing
From this reading Clews seemed to point to a sudden departure of the former hermit from the airship.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Clews seemed to point to a sudden departure of the former hermit from the airship.
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Clews seemed to point to a sudden departure of the former hermit from the airship.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was worried and puzzled.
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading Clews seemed to point to a sudden departure of the former hermit from the airship.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.
a boy or man
From this reading Many thoughts were in the mind of the lad.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The torn letter was one of them.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many thoughts were in the mind of the lad.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Many thoughts were in the mind of the lad.
a form of address for a man
From this reading HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The torn letter was one of them.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Clews seemed to point to a sudden departure of the former hermit from the airship.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading He was worried and puzzled.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Clews seemed to point to a sudden departure of the former hermit from the airship.
your name written in your own handwriting
From this reading HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Clews seemed to point to a sudden departure of the former hermit from the airship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOME IN THE AIRSHIP Jerry sat in the cabin of the _Comet_, staring at the fragment of paper bearing the signature of Mr. Bell.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The torn letter was one of them.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Many thoughts were in the mind of the lad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clews seemed to point to a sudden departure of the former hermit from the airship.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading The torn letter was one of them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was worried and puzzled.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many thoughts were in the mind of the lad.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading He was worried and puzzled.
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