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Ben Hardy's flying machine
Ben Hardy's flying machine

Chapter XVIII

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THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR PRIZE “The _Dart_ is a beauty!
I’d like to meet that ingenious father of yours, Ben!”
“He would feel honored to know you, I am sure, Mr. Davis.”
“Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.
It’s the best machine I have yet seen.”
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Ben Hardy's flying machine

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR PRIZE “The _Dart_ is a beauty!
Line 2
I’d like to meet that ingenious father of yours, Ben!”
Line 3
“He would feel honored to know you, I am sure, Mr. Davis.”
Line 4
“Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.
Line 5
It’s the best machine I have yet seen.”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading ““Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “It’s the best machine I have yet seen.””

Ingenious adjective US /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/

Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.

From this reading “I’d like to meet that ingenious father of yours, Ben!””

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““He would feel honored to know you, I am sure, Mr. Davis.””

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading ““Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““He would feel honored to know you, I am sure, Mr. Davis.””

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading ““He would feel honored to know you, I am sure, Mr. Davis.””

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “It’s the best machine I have yet seen.””

Yours pronoun US /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading “I’d like to meet that ingenious father of yours, Ben!””

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR PRIZE “The _Dart_ is a beauty!

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.

airship

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From this reading “Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “He would feel honored to know you, I am sure, Mr. Davis.”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.

beauty

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From this reading THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR PRIZE “The _Dart_ is a beauty!

Ben

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From this reading I’d like to meet that ingenious father of yours, Ben!”

best

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From this reading It’s the best machine I have yet seen.”

build

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From this reading “Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.

Dart

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From this reading THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR PRIZE “The _Dart_ is a beauty!

Davis

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From this reading “He would feel honored to know you, I am sure, Mr. Davis.”

DOLLAR

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From this reading THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR PRIZE “The _Dart_ is a beauty!

father

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From this reading I’d like to meet that ingenious father of yours, Ben!”

feel

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From this reading “He would feel honored to know you, I am sure, Mr. Davis.”

FIVE

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From this reading THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR PRIZE “The _Dart_ is a beauty!

get

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From this reading “Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.

going

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From this reading “Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It’s the best machine I have yet seen.”

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “He would feel honored to know you, I am sure, Mr. Davis.”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.

honored

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From this reading “He would feel honored to know you, I am sure, Mr. Davis.”

HUNDRED

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From this reading THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR PRIZE “The _Dart_ is a beauty!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “He would feel honored to know you, I am sure, Mr. Davis.”

I'd

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From this reading I’d like to meet that ingenious father of yours, Ben!”

ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/

Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.

From this reading I’d like to meet that ingenious father of yours, Ben!”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR PRIZE “The _Dart_ is a beauty!

It's

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From this reading It’s the best machine I have yet seen.”

Just

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From this reading “Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He would feel honored to know you, I am sure, Mr. Davis.”

like

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From this reading I’d like to meet that ingenious father of yours, Ben!”

machine

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From this reading It’s the best machine I have yet seen.”

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.

meet

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From this reading I’d like to meet that ingenious father of yours, Ben!”

modeled

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From this reading “Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.

Mr

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From this reading “He would feel honored to know you, I am sure, Mr. Davis.”

new

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From this reading “Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I’d like to meet that ingenious father of yours, Ben!”

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.

PRIZE

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From this reading THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR PRIZE “The _Dart_ is a beauty!

seen

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From this reading It’s the best machine I have yet seen.”

soon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.

surenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He would feel honored to know you, I am sure, Mr. Davis.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I’d like to meet that ingenious father of yours, Ben!”

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR PRIZE “The _Dart_ is a beauty!

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “Just as soon as this meet is over, I am going to get him to build me a new airship modeled after the _Dart_.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I’d like to meet that ingenious father of yours, Ben!”

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “He would feel honored to know you, I am sure, Mr. Davis.”

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading It’s the best machine I have yet seen.”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “He would feel honored to know you, I am sure, Mr. Davis.”

yourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading I’d like to meet that ingenious father of yours, Ben!”