Chapter 5 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AWAY IN THE AIRSHIP "Quick, Washington!" cried the professor. "Jump in the engine room and start the gas generator. Mark, you bring in from the cabin all those wheels and things on the walls! Jack, load those packages there into the locker in the after part of the _Monarch_! But handle them carefully!
Chapter 5 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “AWAY IN THE AIRSHIP "Quick, Washington!" cried the professor.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “"Jump in the engine room and start the gas generator.”
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading “"Jump in the engine room and start the gas generator.”
an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas
From this reading “"Jump in the engine room and start the gas generator.”
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading “Jack, load those packages there into the locker in the after part of the _Monarch_!”
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading “Jack, load those packages there into the locker in the after part of the _Monarch_!”
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
plural of “package” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “Jack, load those packages there into the locker in the after part of the _Monarch_!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading Jack, load those packages there into the locker in the after part of the _Monarch_!
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading AWAY IN THE AIRSHIP "Quick, Washington!" cried the professor.
(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 Mark, you bring in from the cabin all those wheels and things on the walls!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Jump in the engine room and start the gas generator.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading AWAY IN THE AIRSHIP "Quick, Washington!" cried the professor.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Mark, you bring in from the cabin all those wheels and things on the walls!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But handle them carefully!
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Mark, you bring in from the cabin all those wheels and things on the walls!
taking care or paying attention
From this reading But handle them carefully!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading AWAY IN THE AIRSHIP "Quick, Washington!" cried the professor.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading "Jump in the engine room and start the gas generator.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mark, you bring in from the cabin all those wheels and things on the walls!
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading "Jump in the engine room and start the gas generator.
an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas
From this reading "Jump in the engine room and start the gas generator.
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading But handle them carefully!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AWAY IN THE AIRSHIP "Quick, Washington!" cried the professor.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jack, load those packages there into the locker in the after part of the _Monarch_!
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack, load those packages there into the locker in the after part of the _Monarch_!
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "Jump in the engine room and start the gas generator.
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading Jack, load those packages there into the locker in the after part of the _Monarch_!
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading Jack, load those packages there into the locker in the after part of the _Monarch_!
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Mark, you bring in from the cabin all those wheels and things on the walls!
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading Jack, load those packages there into the locker in the after part of the _Monarch_!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack, load those packages there into the locker in the after part of the _Monarch_!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mark, you bring in from the cabin all those wheels and things on the walls!
plural of “package” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading Jack, load those packages there into the locker in the after part of the _Monarch_!
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Jack, load those packages there into the locker in the after part of the _Monarch_!
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading AWAY IN THE AIRSHIP "Quick, Washington!" cried the professor.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading AWAY IN THE AIRSHIP "Quick, Washington!" cried the professor.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Jump in the engine room and start the gas generator.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Jump in the engine room and start the gas generator.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AWAY IN THE AIRSHIP "Quick, Washington!" cried the professor.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But handle them carefully!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Jack, load those packages there into the locker in the after part of the _Monarch_!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Mark, you bring in from the cabin all those wheels and things on the walls!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Mark, you bring in from the cabin all those wheels and things on the walls!
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Mark, you bring in from the cabin all those wheels and things on the walls!
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading AWAY IN THE AIRSHIP "Quick, Washington!" cried the professor.
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 Mark, you bring in from the cabin all those wheels and things on the walls!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mark, you bring in from the cabin all those wheels and things on the walls!
Chapter 5 of Through the Air to the North Pole by Roy Rockwood holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 5 holds 188 sentences of Through the Air to the North Pole, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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