The Rambler Club's aeroplane

Chapter IX

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By W. Crispin (William Crispin) Sheppard • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 9 of The Rambler Club's aeroplane by W. Crispin (William Crispin) Sheppard holds 280 sentences, grouped into 56 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.

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IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

“That’s all right, Bob--I’ll go the second trip,” grinned Cranny, good-naturedly.

“Only don’t hang the machine up in the clouds.

It will be hard to wait for you.”

“You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

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The Rambler Club's aeroplane

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Rambler Club's aeroplane is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

Line 2

“That’s all right, Bob--I’ll go the second trip,” grinned Cranny, good-naturedly.

Line 3

“Only don’t hang the machine up in the clouds.

Line 4

It will be hard to wait for you.”

Line 5

“You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

Learner Dictionary

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Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading ““You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.”

All words in this reading · 64

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

AIR

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From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

all

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From this reading “That’s all right, Bob--I’ll go the second trip,” grinned Cranny, good-naturedly.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

anxious

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From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

aside

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From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It will be hard to wait for you.”

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

bit

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From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

Bob

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From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

chirped

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From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

clouds

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From this reading “Only don’t hang the machine up in the clouds.

crack

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From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

Cranny

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From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

don't

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From this reading “Only don’t hang the machine up in the clouds.

fellows

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From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

first

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From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It will be hard to wait for you.”

get

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From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “That’s all right, Bob--I’ll go the second trip,” grinned Cranny, good-naturedly.

good-naturedly

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From this reading “That’s all right, Bob--I’ll go the second trip,” grinned Cranny, good-naturedly.

grinned

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From this reading “That’s all right, Bob--I’ll go the second trip,” grinned Cranny, good-naturedly.

hang

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From this reading “Only don’t hang the machine up in the clouds.

hard

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From this reading It will be hard to wait for you.”

harm

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From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

I'll

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From this reading “That’s all right, Bob--I’ll go the second trip,” grinned Cranny, good-naturedly.

I'm

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From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

laughed

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From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

long

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From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

machine

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From this reading “Only don’t hang the machine up in the clouds.

minutes

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From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

more

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From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

Much

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From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

obliged

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From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

Only

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From this reading “Only don’t hang the machine up in the clouds.

right

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From this reading “That’s all right, Bob--I’ll go the second trip,” grinned Cranny, good-naturedly.

second

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From this reading “That’s all right, Bob--I’ll go the second trip,” grinned Cranny, good-naturedly.

seventeen

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From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

step

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From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

ten

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From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

That's

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From this reading “That’s all right, Bob--I’ll go the second trip,” grinned Cranny, good-naturedly.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

trip

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From this reading “That’s all right, Bob--I’ll go the second trip,” grinned Cranny, good-naturedly.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Only don’t hang the machine up in the clouds.

wait

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From this reading It will be hard to wait for you.”

waiting

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From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It will be hard to wait for you.”

Willie

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From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

willing

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From this reading IN THE AIR “Much obliged, fellows,” laughed Bob, “but I’m willing to step aside if Cranny is so anxious to get the first crack at it.”

won't

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From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

years

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From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It will be hard to wait for you.”

You've

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From this reading “You’ve been waiting seventeen long years for this; and ten minutes more won’t do you a bit o’ harm,” chirped Willie.

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