Chapter 14 of A Cruise in the Sky is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of A Cruise in the Sky is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river. His face was pale. Then he consulted his watch. It was fifteen minutes after twelve o’clock. “Ah reckon dey all gib yo’ de go by,” said Ba, with a laugh.
Chapter 14 of A Cruise in the Sky is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading “Then he consulted his watch.”
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “It was fifteen minutes after twelve o’clock.”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.”
a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
From this reading ““Ah reckon dey all gib yo’ de go by,” said Ba, with a laugh.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ““Ah reckon dey all gib yo’ de go by,” said Ba, with a laugh.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “It was fifteen minutes after twelve o’clock.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It was fifteen minutes after twelve o’clock.”
seek information from
In this reading “ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.”
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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 ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
later than; following
From this reading It was fifteen minutes after twelve o’clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah reckon dey all gib yo’ de go by,” said Ba, with a laugh.
(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 “Ah reckon dey all gib yo’ de go by,” said Ba, with a laugh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
From this reading “Ah reckon dey all gib yo’ de go by,” said Ba, with a laugh.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Ah reckon dey all gib yo’ de go by,” said Ba, with a laugh.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading Then he consulted his watch.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Ah reckon dey all gib yo’ de go by,” said Ba, with a laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah reckon dey all gib yo’ de go by,” said Ba, with a laugh.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was pale.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading It was fifteen minutes after twelve o’clock.
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
From this reading “Ah reckon dey all gib yo’ de go by,” said Ba, with a laugh.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Ah reckon dey all gib yo’ de go by,” said Ba, with a laugh.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he consulted his watch.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was pale.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Ah reckon dey all gib yo’ de go by,” said Ba, with a laugh.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It was fifteen minutes after twelve o’clock.
a brief written record
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
according to the clock
From this reading It was fifteen minutes after twelve o’clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading His face was pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Ah reckon dey all gib yo’ de go by,” said Ba, with a laugh.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ah reckon dey all gib yo’ de go by,” said Ba, with a laugh.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he consulted his watch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading It was fifteen minutes after twelve o’clock.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was pale.
look attentively
From this reading Then he consulted his watch.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading ANDY TAKES A DARING CHANCE Andy read the note, re-read it, walked to the edge of the gallery and looked up and down the wide river.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ah reckon dey all gib yo’ de go by,” said Ba, with a laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah reckon dey all gib yo’ de go by,” said Ba, with a laugh.
Chapter 14 of A Cruise in the Sky by H. L. (Harry Lincoln) Sayler holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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 14 holds 147 sentences of A Cruise in the Sky, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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