Chapter 6 of Burton of the Flying Corps is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Burton of the Flying Corps is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart. She handed the boy a cake. Behind her the cart was piled high with bits of furniture and bundles of household gear. The boy seated himself on a rock and nibbled his cake. The oxen moved their heads about as if in search of provender.
Chapter 6 of Burton of the Flying Corps is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Behind her the cart was piled high with bits of furniture and bundles of household gear.”
plural of “bundle” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “Behind her the cart was piled high with bits of furniture and bundles of household gear.”
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “She handed the boy a cake.”
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading “"That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.”
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading “Behind her the cart was piled high with bits of furniture and bundles of household gear.”
past form of “nibble” — bite off very small pieces
From this reading “The boy seated himself on a rock and nibbled his cake.”
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “The oxen moved their heads about as if in search of provender.”
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading “Behind her the cart was piled high with bits of furniture and bundles of household gear.”
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 “"That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.”
In this reading “"That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.”
In this reading “The boy seated himself on a rock and nibbled his cake.”
In this reading “The oxen moved their heads about as if in search of provender.”
In this reading “"That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.”
In this reading “"That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.”
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 "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The oxen moved their heads about as if in search of provender.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Behind her the cart was piled high with bits of furniture and bundles of household gear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The oxen moved their heads about as if in search of provender.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind her the cart was piled high with bits of furniture and bundles of household gear.
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Behind her the cart was piled high with bits of furniture and bundles of household gear.
a youthful male person
From this reading She handed the boy a cake.
plural of “bundle” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading Behind her the cart was piled high with bits of furniture and bundles of household gear.
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading She handed the boy a cake.
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading Behind her the cart was piled high with bits of furniture and bundles of household gear.
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading Behind her the cart was piled high with bits of furniture and bundles of household gear.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading She handed the boy a cake.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The oxen moved their heads about as if in search of provender.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Behind her the cart was piled high with bits of furniture and bundles of household gear.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Behind her the cart was piled high with bits of furniture and bundles of household gear.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The boy seated himself on a rock and nibbled his cake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy seated himself on a rock and nibbled his cake.
a social unit living together
From this reading Behind her the cart was piled high with bits of furniture and bundles of household gear.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The oxen moved their heads about as if in search of provender.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The oxen moved their heads about as if in search of provender.
past form of “nibble” — bite off very small pieces
From this reading The boy seated himself on a rock and nibbled his cake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boy seated himself on a rock and nibbled his cake.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading The oxen moved their heads about as if in search of provender.
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading Behind her the cart was piled high with bits of furniture and bundles of household gear.
food for domestic livestock
From this reading The oxen moved their heads about as if in search of provender.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The boy seated himself on a rock and nibbled his cake.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The oxen moved their heads about as if in search of provender.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading The boy seated himself on a rock and nibbled his cake.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She handed the boy a cake.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
a male human offspring
From this reading "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The oxen moved their heads about as if in search of provender.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Behind her the cart was piled high with bits of furniture and bundles of household gear.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
a late time of life
From this reading "That was well done, little son," said a woman of some thirty years, sitting in the forepart of the cart.
Chapter 6 of Burton of the Flying Corps by Herbert Strang holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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 6 holds 440 sentences of Burton of the Flying Corps, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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