Chapter 3 of A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BILL O'MALLEY Allison leaned back in his chair and laughed softly. Stan waited for the Flight Lieutenant to explain his sudden mirth. Allison had just come from the O.C.'s office. He turned to Stan. "I put in a call for a new flier.
Chapter 3 of A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “BILL O'MALLEY Allison leaned back in his chair and laughed softly.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Stan waited for the Flight Lieutenant to explain his sudden mirth.”
someone who travels by air
From this reading “"I put in a call for a new flier.”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “Stan waited for the Flight Lieutenant to explain his sudden mirth.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “BILL O'MALLEY Allison leaned back in his chair and laughed softly.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “Stan waited for the Flight Lieutenant to explain his sudden mirth.”
great merriment
From this reading “Stan waited for the Flight Lieutenant to explain his sudden mirth.”
with low volume
From this reading “BILL O'MALLEY Allison leaned back in his chair and laughed softly.”
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move the upper body backwards and down
In this reading “BILL O'MALLEY Allison leaned back in his chair and laughed softly.”
In this reading “Stan waited for the Flight Lieutenant to explain his sudden mirth.”
In this reading “Allison had just come from the O.C.'s office.”
place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
In this reading “"I put in a call for a new flier.”
express the need or desire for
In this reading “"I put in a call for a new flier.”
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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 "I put in a call for a new flier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BILL O'MALLEY Allison leaned back in his chair and laughed softly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BILL O'MALLEY Allison leaned back in his chair and laughed softly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BILL O'MALLEY Allison leaned back in his chair and laughed softly.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading BILL O'MALLEY Allison leaned back in his chair and laughed softly.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Allison had just come from the O.C.'s office.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I put in a call for a new flier.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading BILL O'MALLEY Allison leaned back in his chair and laughed softly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Allison had just come from the O.C.'s office.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Stan waited for the Flight Lieutenant to explain his sudden mirth.
someone who travels by air
From this reading "I put in a call for a new flier.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Stan waited for the Flight Lieutenant to explain his sudden mirth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Stan waited for the Flight Lieutenant to explain his sudden mirth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Allison had just come from the O.C.'s office.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Allison had just come from the O.C.'s office.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to Stan.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BILL O'MALLEY Allison leaned back in his chair and laughed softly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I put in a call for a new flier.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BILL O'MALLEY Allison leaned back in his chair and laughed softly.
and nothing more
From this reading Allison had just come from the O.C.'s office.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading BILL O'MALLEY Allison leaned back in his chair and laughed softly.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading BILL O'MALLEY Allison leaned back in his chair and laughed softly.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Stan waited for the Flight Lieutenant to explain his sudden mirth.
great merriment
From this reading Stan waited for the Flight Lieutenant to explain his sudden mirth.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "I put in a call for a new flier.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Allison had just come from the O.C.'s office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BILL O'MALLEY Allison leaned back in his chair and laughed softly.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Allison had just come from the O.C.'s office.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I put in a call for a new flier.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Allison had just come from the O.C.'s office.
with low volume
From this reading BILL O'MALLEY Allison leaned back in his chair and laughed softly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stan waited for the Flight Lieutenant to explain his sudden mirth.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Stan waited for the Flight Lieutenant to explain his sudden mirth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stan waited for the Flight Lieutenant to explain his sudden mirth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stan waited for the Flight Lieutenant to explain his sudden mirth.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned to Stan.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Stan waited for the Flight Lieutenant to explain his sudden mirth.
Chapter 3 of A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. by Rutherford G. (Rutherford George) Montgomery holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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 3 holds 388 sentences of A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F., unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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