Chapter 4 of A Yankee Flier Over Berlin is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Yankee Flier Over Berlin is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCOUTING MISSION Stan and O'Malley had a visitor that night. Allison drove over to see them. Looking around the Nissen hut, he grinned broadly. "Sure, an' I'll call the butler," O'Malley said. "He just stepped into the drawin' room."
Chapter 4 of A Yankee Flier Over Berlin is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without regard to specific details or exceptions
From this reading “Looking around the Nissen hut, he grinned broadly.”
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading “"Sure, an' I'll call the butler," O'Malley said.”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “Allison drove over to see them.”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “Looking around the Nissen hut, he grinned broadly.”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “Looking around the Nissen hut, he grinned broadly.”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “SCOUTING MISSION Stan and O'Malley had a visitor that night.”
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading “SCOUTING MISSION Stan and O'Malley had a visitor that night.”
someone who visits
From this reading “SCOUTING MISSION Stan and O'Malley had a visitor that night.”
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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 SCOUTING MISSION Stan and O'Malley had a visitor that night.
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From this reading Allison drove over to see them.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Sure, an' I'll call the butler," O'Malley said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SCOUTING MISSION Stan and O'Malley had a visitor that night.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Looking around the Nissen hut, he grinned broadly.
without regard to specific details or exceptions
From this reading Looking around the Nissen hut, he grinned broadly.
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading "Sure, an' I'll call the butler," O'Malley said.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Sure, an' I'll call the butler," O'Malley said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He just stepped into the drawin' room."
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Allison drove over to see them.
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading Looking around the Nissen hut, he grinned broadly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SCOUTING MISSION Stan and O'Malley had a visitor that night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking around the Nissen hut, he grinned broadly.
temporary military shelter
From this reading Looking around the Nissen hut, he grinned broadly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sure, an' I'll call the butler," O'Malley said.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "He just stepped into the drawin' room."
and nothing more
From this reading "He just stepped into the drawin' room."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking around the Nissen hut, he grinned broadly.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading SCOUTING MISSION Stan and O'Malley had a visitor that night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading SCOUTING MISSION Stan and O'Malley had a visitor that night.
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From this reading Looking around the Nissen hut, he grinned broadly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCOUTING MISSION Stan and O'Malley had a visitor that night.
above and across; more than
From this reading Allison drove over to see them.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "He just stepped into the drawin' room."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Sure, an' I'll call the butler," O'Malley said.
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading SCOUTING MISSION Stan and O'Malley had a visitor that night.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Allison drove over to see them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCOUTING MISSION Stan and O'Malley had a visitor that night.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading "He just stepped into the drawin' room."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure, an' I'll call the butler," O'Malley said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SCOUTING MISSION Stan and O'Malley had a visitor that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Looking around the Nissen hut, he grinned broadly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Allison drove over to see them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Allison drove over to see them.
someone who visits
From this reading SCOUTING MISSION Stan and O'Malley had a visitor that night.
Chapter 4 of A Yankee Flier Over Berlin by Rutherford G. (Rutherford George) Montgomery holds 288 sentences, grouped into 58 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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