Chapter 6 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HELD BY ELECTRICITY As they reached the engine room they saw a queer sight. Washington was close to the buzzing dynamo which he had started to oil. His hands grasped two large copper switches used to turn the current on and off. "Let go and come away from there!" cried Mr. Henderson. "I can't!
Chapter 6 of Through the Air to the North Pole is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading “Washington was close to the buzzing dynamo which he had started to oil.”
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading “His hands grasped two large copper switches used to turn the current on and off.”
generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature
From this reading “Washington was close to the buzzing dynamo which he had started to oil.”
a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
From this reading “HELD BY ELECTRICITY As they reached the engine room they saw a queer sight.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “HELD BY ELECTRICITY As they reached the engine room they saw a queer sight.”
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading “His hands grasped two large copper switches used to turn the current on and off.”
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading “Washington was close to the buzzing dynamo which he had started to oil.”
plural of “switch” — control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
From this reading “His hands grasped two large copper switches used to turn the current on and off.”
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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 HELD BY ELECTRICITY As they reached the engine room they saw a queer sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His hands grasped two large copper switches used to turn the current on and off.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HELD BY ELECTRICITY As they reached the engine room they saw a queer sight.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Let go and come away from there!" cried Mr. Henderson.
noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading Washington was close to the buzzing dynamo which he had started to oil.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HELD BY ELECTRICITY As they reached the engine room they saw a queer sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't!
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Washington was close to the buzzing dynamo which he had started to oil.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Let go and come away from there!" cried Mr. Henderson.
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading His hands grasped two large copper switches used to turn the current on and off.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Let go and come away from there!" cried Mr. Henderson.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading His hands grasped two large copper switches used to turn the current on and off.
generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature
From this reading Washington was close to the buzzing dynamo which he had started to oil.
a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
From this reading HELD BY ELECTRICITY As they reached the engine room they saw a queer sight.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading HELD BY ELECTRICITY As they reached the engine room they saw a queer sight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Let go and come away from there!" cried Mr. Henderson.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let go and come away from there!" cried Mr. Henderson.
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading His hands grasped two large copper switches used to turn the current on and off.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Washington was close to the buzzing dynamo which he had started to oil.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading His hands grasped two large copper switches used to turn the current on and off.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Washington was close to the buzzing dynamo which he had started to oil.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading HELD BY ELECTRICITY As they reached the engine room they saw a queer sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let go and come away from there!" cried Mr. Henderson.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hands grasped two large copper switches used to turn the current on and off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't!
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His hands grasped two large copper switches used to turn the current on and off.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let go and come away from there!" cried Mr. Henderson.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Let go and come away from there!" cried Mr. Henderson.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading His hands grasped two large copper switches used to turn the current on and off.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading Washington was close to the buzzing dynamo which he had started to oil.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His hands grasped two large copper switches used to turn the current on and off.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading HELD BY ELECTRICITY As they reached the engine room they saw a queer sight.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading HELD BY ELECTRICITY As they reached the engine room they saw a queer sight.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading HELD BY ELECTRICITY As they reached the engine room they saw a queer sight.
cut with a saw
From this reading HELD BY ELECTRICITY As they reached the engine room they saw a queer sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading HELD BY ELECTRICITY As they reached the engine room they saw a queer sight.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Washington was close to the buzzing dynamo which he had started to oil.
plural of “switch” — control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
From this reading His hands grasped two large copper switches used to turn the current on and off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HELD BY ELECTRICITY As they reached the engine room they saw a queer sight.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Let go and come away from there!" cried Mr. Henderson.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HELD BY ELECTRICITY As they reached the engine room they saw a queer sight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Washington was close to the buzzing dynamo which he had started to oil.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading His hands grasped two large copper switches used to turn the current on and off.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading His hands grasped two large copper switches used to turn the current on and off.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading His hands grasped two large copper switches used to turn the current on and off.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Washington was close to the buzzing dynamo which he had started to oil.
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 Washington was close to the buzzing dynamo which he had started to oil.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Washington was close to the buzzing dynamo which he had started to oil.
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