Chapter 32 of The Ocean Wireless Boys on War Swept Seas is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Ocean Wireless Boys on War Swept Seas is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FLIGHT OF TERROR. "Take zees. You need zem. We fly fast. _Très vite._" De Garros was speaking as he handed Jack a pair of goggles.
Chapter 32 of The Ocean Wireless Boys on War Swept Seas is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “We fly fast.”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “A FLIGHT OF TERROR.”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “We fly fast.”
(plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
From this reading “_Très vite._" De Garros was speaking as he handed Jack a pair of goggles.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “_Très vite._" De Garros was speaking as he handed Jack a pair of goggles.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “_Très vite._" De Garros was speaking as he handed Jack a pair of goggles.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “_Très vite._" De Garros was speaking as he handed Jack a pair of goggles.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “A FLIGHT OF TERROR.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FLIGHT OF TERROR.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Très vite._" De Garros was speaking as he handed Jack a pair of goggles.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _Très vite._" De Garros was speaking as he handed Jack a pair of goggles.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading We fly fast.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading A FLIGHT OF TERROR.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading We fly fast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Très vite._" De Garros was speaking as he handed Jack a pair of goggles.
(plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
From this reading _Très vite._" De Garros was speaking as he handed Jack a pair of goggles.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading _Très vite._" De Garros was speaking as he handed Jack a pair of goggles.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Très vite._" De Garros was speaking as he handed Jack a pair of goggles.
a small worthless amount
From this reading _Très vite._" De Garros was speaking as he handed Jack a pair of goggles.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading You need zem.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FLIGHT OF TERROR.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading _Très vite._" De Garros was speaking as he handed Jack a pair of goggles.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading _Très vite._" De Garros was speaking as he handed Jack a pair of goggles.
carry out
From this reading "Take zees.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading A FLIGHT OF TERROR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Très vite._" De Garros was speaking as he handed Jack a pair of goggles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Très vite._" De Garros was speaking as he handed Jack a pair of goggles.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Très vite._" De Garros was speaking as he handed Jack a pair of goggles.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We fly fast.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You need zem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Take zees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You need zem.
Chapter 32 of The Ocean Wireless Boys on War Swept Seas by John Henry Goldfrap holds 56 sentences, grouped into 12 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 32 holds 56 sentences of The Ocean Wireless Boys on War Swept Seas, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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