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Chapter 11 of A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office. Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back. The O.C. leaped to his feet. He had been nodding in his chair and thought he must be dreaming. He quickly changed his mind.
Chapter 11 of A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading “Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.”
past form of “barge” — push one's way
From this reading “PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.”
possessive form of “farrell” — United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)
From this reading “PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.”
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading “Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.”
a German semiautomatic pistol
From this reading “Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.”
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading “He had been nodding in his chair and thought he must be dreaming.”
past form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading “Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.”
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.”
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In this reading “PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.”
In this reading “He quickly changed his mind.”
In this reading “Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.
past form of “barge” — push one's way
From this reading PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had been nodding in his chair and thought he must be dreaming.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been nodding in his chair and thought he must be dreaming.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading The O.C. leaped to his feet.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He had been nodding in his chair and thought he must be dreaming.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading He quickly changed his mind.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading He had been nodding in his chair and thought he must be dreaming.
possessive form of “farrell” — United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)
From this reading PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The O.C. leaped to his feet.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been nodding in his chair and thought he must be dreaming.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been nodding in his chair and thought he must be dreaming.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been nodding in his chair and thought he must be dreaming.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The O.C. leaped to his feet.
a German semiautomatic pistol
From this reading Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He quickly changed his mind.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had been nodding in his chair and thought he must be dreaming.
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading He had been nodding in his chair and thought he must be dreaming.
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 The O.C. leaped to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.
a full supply
From this reading PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.
with speed
From this reading He quickly changed his mind.
past form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had been nodding in his chair and thought he must be dreaming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The O.C. leaped to his feet.
a source of difficulty
From this reading PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading PLENTY OF TROUBLE Stan Wilson followed by O'Malley and Allison barged into Wing Commander Farrell's office.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before them marched Arch Garret with a Luger shoved into the small of his back.
Chapter 11 of A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. by Rutherford G. (Rutherford George) Montgomery holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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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