Chapter 8 of 20 hrs., 40 min. is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of 20 hrs., 40 min. is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45. There is a howling gale outside. The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now. Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay. We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
Chapter 8 of 20 hrs., 40 min. is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading “The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.”
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading “There is a howling gale outside.”
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading “There is a howling gale outside.”
filled with a great quantity
From this reading “We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.”
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading “We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.”
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading “The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.”
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In this reading “We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.”
In this reading “Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.”
In this reading “We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.”
In this reading “We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.”
leave
In this reading “Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.”
on everybody's mind
In this reading “Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.”
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From this reading AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a howling gale outside.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading There is a howling gale outside.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
to a considerable degree
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading There is a howling gale outside.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a howling gale outside.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45.
filled with a great quantity
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading There is a howling gale outside.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
carry out
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a howling gale outside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
Chapter 8 of 20 hrs., 40 min. by Amelia Earhart holds 261 sentences, grouped into 53 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.
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