Chapter XX of The Mystery Crash: Sky Scout Series, #1, “A Package of Money,” is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XX
Chapter XX of The Mystery Crash: Sky Scout Series, #1, “A Package of Money,” is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up. “That’s the flying field ready for a hop,” panted Al. “Hurry!” “Do you think it could be Lang?” Curt asked.
Chapter XX of The Mystery Crash: Sky Scout Series, #1, “A Package of Money,” is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vehicle that can fly
From this reading “Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.”
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading “Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.”
a shape that spreads outward
From this reading “Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.”
moving swiftly
From this reading ““That’s the flying field ready for a hop,” panted Al.”
jump lightly
From this reading ““That’s the flying field ready for a hop,” panted Al.”
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““That’s the flying field ready for a hop,” panted Al.”
past form of “pedal” — ride a bicycle
From this reading “Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.”
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading “Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.”
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In this reading “Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.”
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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 Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
a vehicle that can fly
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
(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 Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Curt asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Do you think it could be Lang?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Do you think it could be Lang?”
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think it could be Lang?”
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading “That’s the flying field ready for a hop,” panted Al.
a shape that spreads outward
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
moving swiftly
From this reading “That’s the flying field ready for a hop,” panted Al.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “That’s the flying field ready for a hop,” panted Al.
jump lightly
From this reading “That’s the flying field ready for a hop,” panted Al.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Hurry!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Do you think it could be Lang?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you think it could be Lang?”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “That’s the flying field ready for a hop,” panted Al.
past form of “pedal” — ride a bicycle
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “That’s the flying field ready for a hop,” panted Al.
cut with a saw
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s the flying field ready for a hop,” panted Al.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Do you think it could be Lang?”
in the direction of
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before they reached the aircraft plant toward which they pedaled with all their power, Bob, Curt and Al saw a light flare up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you think it could be Lang?”
Chapter 20 of The Mystery Crash: Sky Scout Series, #1 by Van Powell holds 122 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 20 holds 122 sentences of The Mystery Crash: Sky Scout Series, #1, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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