Chapter 4 of A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEW QUARTERS O'Malley sat at a table with a whole pie before him. He sliced it neatly across, then turned it half around and sliced it across again. Allison snorted his contempt while Stan watched, a grin on his face. "Niver be it said an O'Malley is hoggish. Will ye have a wee slab o' pie, Mister Wilson or Mister Allison?"
Chapter 4 of A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a form of address for a man
From this reading “Will ye have a wee slab o' pie, Mister Wilson or Mister Allison?"”
with neatness
From this reading “He sliced it neatly across, then turned it half around and sliced it across again.”
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading “NEW QUARTERS O'Malley sat at a table with a whole pie before him.”
block consisting of a thick piece of something
From this reading “Will ye have a wee slab o' pie, Mister Wilson or Mister Allison?"”
prepared by cutting
From this reading “He sliced it neatly across, then turned it half around and sliced it across again.”
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading “Allison snorted his contempt while Stan watched, a grin on his face.”
(used informally) very small
From this reading “Will ye have a wee slab o' pie, Mister Wilson or Mister Allison?"”
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “Will ye have a wee slab o' pie, Mister Wilson or Mister Allison?"”
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In this reading “NEW QUARTERS O'Malley sat at a table with a whole pie before him.”
In this reading “NEW QUARTERS O'Malley sat at a table with a whole pie before him.”
In this reading “He sliced it neatly across, then turned it half around and sliced it across again.”
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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 NEW QUARTERS O'Malley sat at a table with a whole pie before him.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He sliced it neatly across, then turned it half around and sliced it across again.
anew
From this reading He sliced it neatly across, then turned it half around and sliced it across again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Allison snorted his contempt while Stan watched, a grin on his face.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Niver be it said an O'Malley is hoggish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sliced it neatly across, then turned it half around and sliced it across again.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He sliced it neatly across, then turned it half around and sliced it across again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading NEW QUARTERS O'Malley sat at a table with a whole pie before him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Niver be it said an O'Malley is hoggish.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading NEW QUARTERS O'Malley sat at a table with a whole pie before him.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Allison snorted his contempt while Stan watched, a grin on his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Allison snorted his contempt while Stan watched, a grin on his face.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Allison snorted his contempt while Stan watched, a grin on his face.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He sliced it neatly across, then turned it half around and sliced it across again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Will ye have a wee slab o' pie, Mister Wilson or Mister Allison?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sliced it neatly across, then turned it half around and sliced it across again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading NEW QUARTERS O'Malley sat at a table with a whole pie before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Allison snorted his contempt while Stan watched, a grin on his face.
resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
From this reading "Niver be it said an O'Malley is hoggish.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Niver be it said an O'Malley is hoggish.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He sliced it neatly across, then turned it half around and sliced it across again.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Will ye have a wee slab o' pie, Mister Wilson or Mister Allison?"
with neatness
From this reading He sliced it neatly across, then turned it half around and sliced it across again.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW QUARTERS O'Malley sat at a table with a whole pie before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Niver be it said an O'Malley is hoggish.
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 Will ye have a wee slab o' pie, Mister Wilson or Mister Allison?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW QUARTERS O'Malley sat at a table with a whole pie before him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Allison snorted his contempt while Stan watched, a grin on his face.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Will ye have a wee slab o' pie, Mister Wilson or Mister Allison?"
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading NEW QUARTERS O'Malley sat at a table with a whole pie before him.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading NEW QUARTERS O'Malley sat at a table with a whole pie before him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Niver be it said an O'Malley is hoggish.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading NEW QUARTERS O'Malley sat at a table with a whole pie before him.
block consisting of a thick piece of something
From this reading Will ye have a wee slab o' pie, Mister Wilson or Mister Allison?"
prepared by cutting
From this reading He sliced it neatly across, then turned it half around and sliced it across again.
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading Allison snorted his contempt while Stan watched, a grin on his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Allison snorted his contempt while Stan watched, a grin on his face.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading NEW QUARTERS O'Malley sat at a table with a whole pie before him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He sliced it neatly across, then turned it half around and sliced it across again.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He sliced it neatly across, then turned it half around and sliced it across again.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Allison snorted his contempt while Stan watched, a grin on his face.
(used informally) very small
From this reading Will ye have a wee slab o' pie, Mister Wilson or Mister Allison?"
during the time that
From this reading Allison snorted his contempt while Stan watched, a grin on his face.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading NEW QUARTERS O'Malley sat at a table with a whole pie before him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will ye have a wee slab o' pie, Mister Wilson or Mister Allison?"
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading Will ye have a wee slab o' pie, Mister Wilson or Mister Allison?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading NEW QUARTERS O'Malley sat at a table with a whole pie before him.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Will ye have a wee slab o' pie, Mister Wilson or Mister Allison?"
Chapter 4 of A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. by Rutherford G. (Rutherford George) Montgomery holds 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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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