Chapter 9 of An aviator's luck is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of An aviator's luck is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park. “Are you there?” it asked. Dee’s flash winked back “_Yes!_” “Bill talking,” said the flash in the Park. “Don’t waste time,” begged Dee. “Going to throw rope,” said Bill.
Chapter 9 of An aviator's luck is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 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.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ““Don’t waste time,” begged Dee.”
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Dee’s flash winked back “_Yes!_” “Bill talking,” said the flash in the Park.”
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.”
a strong line
From this reading ““Going to throw rope,” said Bill.”
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading ““Don’t waste time,” begged Dee.”
past form of “wink” — signal by winking
From this reading “Dee’s flash winked back “_Yes!_” “Bill talking,” said the flash in the Park.”
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.
In this reading ““Don’t waste time,” begged Dee.”
In this reading “At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.”
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 At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you there?” it asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Are you there?” it asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Dee’s flash winked back “_Yes!_” “Bill talking,” said the flash in the Park.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Don’t waste time,” begged Dee.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Dee’s flash winked back “_Yes!_” “Bill talking,” said the flash in the Park.
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t waste time,” begged Dee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dee’s flash winked back “_Yes!_” “Bill talking,” said the flash in the Park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t waste time,” begged Dee.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Dee’s flash winked back “_Yes!_” “Bill talking,” said the flash in the Park.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
the act of departing
From this reading “Going to throw rope,” said Bill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Are you there?” it asked.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
according to the clock
From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
above and across; more than
From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
a strong line
From this reading “Going to throw rope,” said Bill.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Dee’s flash winked back “_Yes!_” “Bill talking,” said the flash in the Park.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Dee’s flash winked back “_Yes!_” “Bill talking,” said the flash in the Park.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Are you there?” it asked.
propel through the air
From this reading “Going to throw rope,” said Bill.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Don’t waste time,” begged Dee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Going to throw rope,” said Bill.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “Don’t waste time,” begged Dee.
past form of “wink” — signal by winking
From this reading Dee’s flash winked back “_Yes!_” “Bill talking,” said the flash in the Park.
an affirmative
From this reading Dee’s flash winked back “_Yes!_” “Bill talking,” said the flash in the Park.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you there?” it asked.
Chapter 9 of An aviator's luck by Frank Cobb holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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 9 holds 206 sentences of An aviator's luck, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of An aviator's luck by Frank Cobb exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
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