Chapter 3 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses. "A great deal," answered Jack. "But what has happened? Where are we? What are all these wheels for?"
Chapter 3 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “"A great deal," answered Jack.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"A great deal," answered Jack.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.”
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.”
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading “What are all these wheels for?"”
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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 great deal," answered Jack.
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
(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 What are all these wheels for?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "A great deal," answered Jack.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are we?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what has happened?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "A great deal," answered Jack.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What are all these wheels for?"
at or to or toward the front
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "A great deal," answered Jack.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "But what has happened?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But what has happened?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "A great deal," answered Jack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What are all these wheels for?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Where are we?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what has happened?
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading What are all these wheels for?"
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are we?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE AIRSHIP "Do you feel better?" asked the professor, anxiously, as he came forward and felt of the boys' pulses.
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