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The War in the Air
The War in the Air

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The War in the Air is here in full — 513 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By H. G. (Herbert George) Wells • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 10 of The War in the Air by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 513 sentences, grouped into 103 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 10 of The War in the Air contain?

Chapter 10 holds 513 sentences of The War in the Air, unabridged, divided into 103 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of The War in the Air by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 513 sentences, grouped into 103 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Each of the 103 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
Even at last he did not so much go off upon it as get carried off.
It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.
The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.
The rest of the time was taken up by a vast musing and delaying and hesitation.
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The War in the Air

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The War in the Air is here in full — 513 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/103 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
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Even at last he did not so much go off upon it as get carried off.
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It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.
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The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.
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The rest of the time was taken up by a vast musing and delaying and hesitation.
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an

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as

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Asiatic

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at

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before

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Bert

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brought

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by

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carried

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cigarettes

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contemporary

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days

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delaying

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did

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differed

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engine

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Even

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except

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finished

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flying-machine

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from

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get

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go

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Goat

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had

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he

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hesitation

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himself

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his

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hour

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From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.

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in

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Island

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it

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last

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mineral

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more

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motor-bicycle

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From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.

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much

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musing

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not

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nuts

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From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.

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obviously

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From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.

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of

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From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.

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off

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only

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From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.

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or

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From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.

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order

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From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.

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provisions

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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.

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removed

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replace

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From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.

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rest

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second

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simply

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From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.

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so

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spent

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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.

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stays

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substitute

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taken

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that

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From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.

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the

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time

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to

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try

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two

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up

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upon

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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.

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vast

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very

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From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.

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was

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From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.

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water

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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.

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wing

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working

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From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.

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