Chapter 5 of Burton of the Flying Corps is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Burton of the Flying Corps is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Christopoulos smiled. "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English. "Ze Turk, with ze German Emperor at ze back, is to-day a new man. Ze King of ze Hellenes knows ze power of Germany. He runs no risks.
Chapter 5 of Burton of the Flying Corps is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
From this reading “"Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.”
steadiness of mind under stress
From this reading “"Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.”
easily excited
From this reading “"Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.”
plural of “frenchman” — a person of French nationality
From this reading “"Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.”
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading “Ze King of ze Hellenes knows ze power of Germany.”
plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “He runs no risks.”
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
From this reading “"Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.”
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading “"Ze Turk, with ze German Emperor at ze back, is to-day a new man.”
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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 "Ze Turk, with ze German Emperor at ze back, is to-day a new man.
able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
From this reading "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Ze Turk, with ze German Emperor at ze back, is to-day a new man.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Ze Turk, with ze German Emperor at ze back, is to-day a new man.
steadiness of mind under stress
From this reading "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Christopoulos smiled.
deem to be
From this reading "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading "Ze Turk, with ze German Emperor at ze back, is to-day a new man.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.
easily excited
From this reading "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.
plural of “frenchman” — a person of French nationality
From this reading "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.
a person of German nationality
From this reading "Ze Turk, with ze German Emperor at ze back, is to-day a new man.
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading Ze King of ze Hellenes knows ze power of Germany.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ze King of ze Hellenes knows ze power of Germany.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ze Turk, with ze German Emperor at ze back, is to-day a new man.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Ze King of ze Hellenes knows ze power of Germany.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Ze King of ze Hellenes knows ze power of Germany.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Ze Turk, with ze German Emperor at ze back, is to-day a new man.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Christopoulos smiled.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Ze Turk, with ze German Emperor at ze back, is to-day a new man.
not any; not one
From this reading He runs no risks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ze King of ze Hellenes knows ze power of Germany.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Ze King of ze Hellenes knows ze power of Germany.
plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading He runs no risks.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading He runs no risks.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Mr. Christopoulos smiled.
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
From this reading "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ze Turk, with ze German Emperor at ze back, is to-day a new man.
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading "Ze Turk, with ze German Emperor at ze back, is to-day a new man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ze Turk, with ze German Emperor at ze back, is to-day a new man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Consider with calmness, zhentlemen," he said, as though appealing from the excitable Frenchmen to the more stolid English.
Chapter 5 of Burton of the Flying Corps by Herbert Strang holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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 441 sentences of Burton of the Flying Corps, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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