Chapter 5 of Accidental Flight is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Accidental Flight is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He examined the telecom. They were getting closer. No longer a bright point of light, Earth was a perceptible disc. He could see the outline of oceans, shapes of land; he could imagine people. Jordan came in.
Chapter 5 of Accidental Flight is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
From this reading “No longer a bright point of light, Earth was a perceptible disc.”
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “He examined the telecom.”
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading “Jordan came in.”
plural of “ocean” — a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “He could see the outline of oceans, shapes of land; he could imagine people.”
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading “He could see the outline of oceans, shapes of land; he could imagine people.”
capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
From this reading “No longer a bright point of light, Earth was a perceptible disc.”
plural of “shape” — any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading “He could see the outline of oceans, shapes of land; he could imagine people.”
(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
From this reading “He examined the telecom.”
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.
to come or go into
In this reading “Jordan came in.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No longer a bright point of light, Earth was a perceptible disc.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading No longer a bright point of light, Earth was a perceptible disc.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Jordan came in.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading They were getting closer.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could see the outline of oceans, shapes of land; he could imagine people.
sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
From this reading No longer a bright point of light, Earth was a perceptible disc.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading No longer a bright point of light, Earth was a perceptible disc.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading He examined the telecom.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading They were getting closer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He examined the telecom.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading He could see the outline of oceans, shapes of land; he could imagine people.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jordan came in.
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading Jordan came in.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading He could see the outline of oceans, shapes of land; he could imagine people.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading No longer a bright point of light, Earth was a perceptible disc.
for more time
From this reading No longer a bright point of light, Earth was a perceptible disc.
not any; not one
From this reading No longer a bright point of light, Earth was a perceptible disc.
plural of “ocean” — a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading He could see the outline of oceans, shapes of land; he could imagine people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No longer a bright point of light, Earth was a perceptible disc.
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading He could see the outline of oceans, shapes of land; he could imagine people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He could see the outline of oceans, shapes of land; he could imagine people.
capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
From this reading No longer a bright point of light, Earth was a perceptible disc.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading No longer a bright point of light, Earth was a perceptible disc.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He could see the outline of oceans, shapes of land; he could imagine people.
plural of “shape” — any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading He could see the outline of oceans, shapes of land; he could imagine people.
(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
From this reading He examined the telecom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He examined the telecom.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were getting closer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No longer a bright point of light, Earth was a perceptible disc.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were getting closer.
Chapter 5 of Accidental Flight by F. L. (Floyd L.) Wallace holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 400 sentences of Accidental Flight, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Accidental Flight by F. L. (Floyd L.) Wallace exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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