Chapter 1 of Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BILL BOLTON _and the_ _Flying Fish_ BY Lieutenant Noel Sainsbury, Jr. _Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_. “There’s something wrong over yonder, Osceola.” “Where, Bill? What are you talking about?”
Chapter 1 of Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading “_Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.”
moving swiftly
From this reading “_Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.”
a male grandchild
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “BILL BOLTON _and the_ _Flying Fish_ BY Lieutenant Noel Sainsbury, Jr.”
of or relating to the sea
From this reading “_Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.”
a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training
From this reading “_Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “BILL BOLTON _and the_ _Flying Fish_ BY Lieutenant Noel Sainsbury, Jr.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading ““There’s something wrong over yonder, Osceola.””
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 “_Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.”
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 _Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What are you talking about?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BILL BOLTON _and the_ _Flying Fish_ BY Lieutenant Noel Sainsbury, Jr.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you talking about?”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading _Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading BILL BOLTON _and the_ _Flying Fish_ BY Lieutenant Noel Sainsbury, Jr.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BILL BOLTON _and the_ _Flying Fish_ BY Lieutenant Noel Sainsbury, Jr.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BILL BOLTON _and the_ _Flying Fish_ BY Lieutenant Noel Sainsbury, Jr.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading _Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading _Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading BILL BOLTON _and the_ _Flying Fish_ BY Lieutenant Noel Sainsbury, Jr.
moving swiftly
From this reading BILL BOLTON _and the_ _Flying Fish_ BY Lieutenant Noel Sainsbury, Jr.
a male grandchild
From this reading _Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.
not accessible to view
From this reading _Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading BILL BOLTON _and the_ _Flying Fish_ BY Lieutenant Noel Sainsbury, Jr.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading BILL BOLTON _and the_ _Flying Fish_ BY Lieutenant Noel Sainsbury, Jr.
of or relating to the sea
From this reading _Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.
a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training
From this reading _Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading BILL BOLTON _and the_ _Flying Fish_ BY Lieutenant Noel Sainsbury, Jr.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s something wrong over yonder, Osceola.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “There’s something wrong over yonder, Osceola.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BILL BOLTON _and the_ _Flying Fish_ BY Lieutenant Noel Sainsbury, Jr.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There’s something wrong over yonder, Osceola.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading What are you talking about?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BILL BOLTON _and the_ _Flying Fish_ BY Lieutenant Noel Sainsbury, Jr.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s something wrong over yonder, Osceola.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are you talking about?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where, Bill?
which person or people
From this reading _Author of_ Bill Bolton, Flying Midshipman Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger _grandson of a Marine Engineer, and who may become one himself some day_.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “There’s something wrong over yonder, Osceola.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “There’s something wrong over yonder, Osceola.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What are you talking about?”
Chapter 1 of Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish by Noel Sainsbury holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 1 holds 191 sentences of Bill Bolton and the Flying Fish, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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