Chapter III of The Mystery Crash: Sky Scout Series, #1, “A Greater Mystery,” is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III of The Mystery Crash: Sky Scout Series, #1, “A Greater Mystery,” is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There comes the call again!” whispered Curt. “It was ‘help!’” Bob sent the boat through the mirrorlike water. He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point. “Look!
Chapter III of The Mystery Crash: Sky Scout Series, #1, “A Greater Mystery,” is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.”
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading ““There comes the call again!” whispered Curt.”
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.”
past form of “immerse” — thrust or throw into
From this reading “He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.”
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading “He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.”
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading “He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.”
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 ““There comes the call again!” whispered Curt.”
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 He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
anew
From this reading “There comes the call again!” whispered Curt.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Bob sent the boat through the mirrorlike water.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob sent the boat through the mirrorlike water.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “There comes the call again!” whispered Curt.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “There comes the call again!” whispered Curt.
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading “There comes the call again!” whispered Curt.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
in a forlorn manner
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “It was ‘help!’”
past form of “immerse” — thrust or throw into
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was ‘help!’”
held up in the air
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look!
capable of reflecting light like a mirror
From this reading Bob sent the boat through the mirrorlike water.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Bob sent the boat through the mirrorlike water.
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There comes the call again!” whispered Curt.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There comes the call again!” whispered Curt.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Bob sent the boat through the mirrorlike water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He headed for the immersed nose of the airplane and as they rounded the cabin, part of it sticking up forlornly, Curt lifted a hand to point.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was ‘help!’”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Bob sent the boat through the mirrorlike water.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “There comes the call again!” whispered Curt.
Chapter 3 of The Mystery Crash: Sky Scout Series, #1 by Van Powell holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 3 holds 140 sentences of The Mystery Crash: Sky Scout Series, #1, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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