Chapter 1 of Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY SIR ARTHUR WHITTEN BROWN, K.B.E. ASSISTED BY CAPTAIN ALAN BOTT, R.F.C. "After me cometh a builder. Tell him I, too, have known." KIPLING.
Chapter 1 of Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “BY SIR ARTHUR WHITTEN BROWN, K.B.E.”
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading “ASSISTED BY CAPTAIN ALAN BOTT, R.F.C.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “BY SIR ARTHUR WHITTEN BROWN, K.B.E.”
a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
From this reading “"After me cometh a builder.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “ASSISTED BY CAPTAIN ALAN BOTT, R.F.C.”
English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)
From this reading “KIPLING.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “Tell him I, too, have known."”
term of address for a man
From this reading “BY SIR ARTHUR WHITTEN BROWN, K.B.E.”
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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 "After me cometh a builder.
later than; following
From this reading "After me cometh a builder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ASSISTED BY CAPTAIN ALAN BOTT, R.F.C.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading BY SIR ARTHUR WHITTEN BROWN, K.B.E.
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading ASSISTED BY CAPTAIN ALAN BOTT, R.F.C.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading BY SIR ARTHUR WHITTEN BROWN, K.B.E.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ASSISTED BY CAPTAIN ALAN BOTT, R.F.C.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading BY SIR ARTHUR WHITTEN BROWN, K.B.E.
a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
From this reading "After me cometh a builder.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY SIR ARTHUR WHITTEN BROWN, K.B.E.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading ASSISTED BY CAPTAIN ALAN BOTT, R.F.C.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading ASSISTED BY CAPTAIN ALAN BOTT, R.F.C.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "After me cometh a builder.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading BY SIR ARTHUR WHITTEN BROWN, K.B.E.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading ASSISTED BY CAPTAIN ALAN BOTT, R.F.C.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tell him I, too, have known."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell him I, too, have known."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Tell him I, too, have known."
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading BY SIR ARTHUR WHITTEN BROWN, K.B.E.
English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)
From this reading KIPLING.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Tell him I, too, have known."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "After me cometh a builder.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading ASSISTED BY CAPTAIN ALAN BOTT, R.F.C.
term of address for a man
From this reading BY SIR ARTHUR WHITTEN BROWN, K.B.E.
express in words
From this reading Tell him I, too, have known."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Tell him I, too, have known."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY SIR ARTHUR WHITTEN BROWN, K.B.E.
Chapter 1 of Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours by Arthur Whitten, Sir Brown holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 106 sentences of Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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