Chapter 11 of The Zeppelin's Passenger is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Zeppelin's Passenger is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly. “You see that, Mills? You see that, Jimmy?” he pointed out. “Six and three-quarter pounds! I was right almost to an ounce.
Chapter 11 of The Zeppelin's Passenger is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with admiration
From this reading “Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.”
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading “Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “You see that, Jimmy?” he pointed out.”
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading ““You see that, Mills?”
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
From this reading “I was right almost to an ounce.”
plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard
From this reading “Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.”
careful consideration
From this reading “Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.”
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with admiration
From this reading Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I was right almost to an ounce.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was right almost to an ounce.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You see that, Jimmy?” he pointed out.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was right almost to an ounce.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading You see that, Jimmy?” he pointed out.
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading “You see that, Mills?
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
From this reading I was right almost to an ounce.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You see that, Jimmy?” he pointed out.
having a point
From this reading You see that, Jimmy?” he pointed out.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “Six and three-quarter pounds!
precisely, exactly
From this reading I was right almost to an ounce.
plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard
From this reading Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You see that, Mills?
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “Six and three-quarter pounds!
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You see that, Mills?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Six and three-quarter pounds!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was right almost to an ounce.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was right almost to an ounce.
careful consideration
From this reading Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sir Henry stepped back from the scales and eyed the fish which they had been weighing, admiringly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see that, Mills?
Chapter 11 of The Zeppelin's Passenger by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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.
Chapter 11 holds 223 sentences of The Zeppelin's Passenger, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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