Chapter 5 of Famous Flyers and Their Famous Flights is here in full — 623 sentences across 125 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Famous Flyers and Their Famous Flights is here in full — 623 sentences across 125 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you. Gee, I know it almost by heart, and I suppose everybody else does, too.” “Don’t apologize,” said the Captain. “We’ll be only too glad to stop you if we’ve heard it before. I don’t think that we will, though.
Chapter 5 of Famous Flyers and Their Famous Flights is here in full — 623 sentences across 125 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading ““Don’t apologize,” said the Captain.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.”
every person
From this reading “Gee, I know it almost by heart, and I suppose everybody else does, too.””
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “Gee, I know it almost by heart, and I suppose everybody else does, too.””
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading ““We’ll be only too glad to stop you if we’ve heard it before.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ““Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading ““We’ll be only too glad to stop you if we’ve heard it before.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading ““Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.”
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 ““We’ll be only too glad to stop you if we’ve heard it before.”
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.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Gee, I know it almost by heart, and I suppose everybody else does, too.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gee, I know it almost by heart, and I suppose everybody else does, too.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading “Don’t apologize,” said the Captain.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We’ll be only too glad to stop you if we’ve heard it before.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Gee, I know it almost by heart, and I suppose everybody else does, too.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Don’t apologize,” said the Captain.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gee, I know it almost by heart, and I suppose everybody else does, too.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t apologize,” said the Captain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gee, I know it almost by heart, and I suppose everybody else does, too.”
every person
From this reading Gee, I know it almost by heart, and I suppose everybody else does, too.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading Gee, I know it almost by heart, and I suppose everybody else does, too.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “We’ll be only too glad to stop you if we’ve heard it before.
the act of departing
From this reading “Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “We’ll be only too glad to stop you if we’ve heard it before.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Gee, I know it almost by heart, and I suppose everybody else does, too.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “We’ll be only too glad to stop you if we’ve heard it before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Gee, I know it almost by heart, and I suppose everybody else does, too.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Gee, I know it almost by heart, and I suppose everybody else does, too.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.
and nothing more
From this reading “We’ll be only too glad to stop you if we’ve heard it before.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Don’t apologize,” said the Captain.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “We’ll be only too glad to stop you if we’ve heard it before.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.
express a supposition
From this reading Gee, I know it almost by heart, and I suppose everybody else does, too.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don’t think that we will, though.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Don’t apologize,” said the Captain.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don’t think that we will, though.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I don’t think that we will, though.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Gee, I know it almost by heart, and I suppose everybody else does, too.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I don’t think that we will, though.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll be only too glad to stop you if we’ve heard it before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll be only too glad to stop you if we’ve heard it before.
(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 “Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I don’t think that we will, though.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well,” began Bob, “I guess my story isn’t going to be very new to any of you.
Chapter 5 of Famous Flyers and Their Famous Flights by Jack Wright holds 623 sentences, grouped into 125 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 623 sentences of Famous Flyers and Their Famous Flights, unabridged, divided into 125 reading sections.
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