Chapter XIV of Airship Andy, “The Old Leather Pocketbook,” is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIV of Airship Andy, “The Old Leather Pocketbook,” is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No sky-sailing to-day, Andy,” said John Parks, the aeronaut. “I guess you are right,” answered Andy. “A rest won’t do you any harm. There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.” “I think I’ll go and see what the latest one is,” said Andy.
Chapter XIV of Airship Andy, “The Old Leather Pocketbook,” is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.””
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ““I guess you are right,” answered Andy.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading ““A rest won’t do you any harm.”
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading ““I think I’ll go and see what the latest one is,” said Andy.”
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading ““No sky-sailing to-day, Andy,” said John Parks, the aeronaut.”
a full supply
From this reading “There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.””
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.””
plural of “wrinkle” — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
From this reading “There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.””
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.
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In this reading “There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.””
In this reading ““A rest won’t do you any harm.”
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 “A rest won’t do you any harm.
someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading “No sky-sailing to-day, Andy,” said John Parks, the aeronaut.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No sky-sailing to-day, Andy,” said John Parks, the aeronaut.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I guess you are right,” answered Andy.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “A rest won’t do you any harm.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I guess you are right,” answered Andy.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “A rest won’t do you any harm.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I think I’ll go and see what the latest one is,” said Andy.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess you are right,” answered Andy.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “A rest won’t do you any harm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I guess you are right,” answered Andy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think I’ll go and see what the latest one is,” said Andy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I think I’ll go and see what the latest one is,” said Andy.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “No sky-sailing to-day, Andy,” said John Parks, the aeronaut.
immediately past
From this reading There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.”
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading “I think I’ll go and see what the latest one is,” said Andy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No sky-sailing to-day, Andy,” said John Parks, the aeronaut.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I think I’ll go and see what the latest one is,” said Andy.
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading “No sky-sailing to-day, Andy,” said John Parks, the aeronaut.
a full supply
From this reading There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “A rest won’t do you any harm.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I guess you are right,” answered Andy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No sky-sailing to-day, Andy,” said John Parks, the aeronaut.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I think I’ll go and see what the latest one is,” said Andy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No sky-sailing to-day, Andy,” said John Parks, the aeronaut.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No sky-sailing to-day, Andy,” said John Parks, the aeronaut.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think I’ll go and see what the latest one is,” said Andy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No sky-sailing to-day, Andy,” said John Parks, the aeronaut.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I think I’ll go and see what the latest one is,” said Andy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A rest won’t do you any harm.
plural of “wrinkle” — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
From this reading There are three days before the last event, and plenty of time to try Morse’s new wrinkles.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I guess you are right,” answered Andy.
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