Chapter VI of King of the Air, “Salathiel Ben Ezra,” is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VI of King of the Air, “Salathiel Ben Ezra,” is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Bismillah!” ejaculated the young Moor when he stood in the car. “Just saved your bacon, if that’s what you mean,” said Timothy. “And a nice sloppy mess you’re making! I s’pose _I_‘ll have to clean up.” Timothy scowled and growled, but that was only his way.
Chapter VI of King of the Air, “Salathiel Ben Ezra,” is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading ““Just saved your bacon, if that’s what you mean,” said Timothy.”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “I s’pose _I_‘ll have to clean up.””
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “Timothy scowled and growled, but that was only his way.”
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading ““And a nice sloppy mess you’re making!”
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading ““Bismillah!” ejaculated the young Moor when he stood in the car.”
past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure
From this reading “Timothy scowled and growled, but that was only his way.”
lacking neatness or order
From this reading ““And a nice sloppy mess you’re making!”
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading ““Just saved your bacon, if that’s what you mean,” said Timothy.”
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.
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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 “And a nice sloppy mess you’re making!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And a nice sloppy mess you’re making!
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading “Just saved your bacon, if that’s what you mean,” said Timothy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bismillah!” ejaculated the young Moor when he stood in the car.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Timothy scowled and growled, but that was only his way.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Bismillah!” ejaculated the young Moor when he stood in the car.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading I s’pose _I_‘ll have to clean up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bismillah!” ejaculated the young Moor when he stood in the car.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading Timothy scowled and growled, but that was only his way.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I s’pose _I_‘ll have to clean up.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Bismillah!” ejaculated the young Moor when he stood in the car.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Timothy scowled and growled, but that was only his way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I s’pose _I_‘ll have to clean up.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Just saved your bacon, if that’s what you mean,” said Timothy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Bismillah!” ejaculated the young Moor when he stood in the car.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just saved your bacon, if that’s what you mean,” said Timothy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I s’pose _I_‘ll have to clean up.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “And a nice sloppy mess you’re making!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Just saved your bacon, if that’s what you mean,” said Timothy.
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading “And a nice sloppy mess you’re making!
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading “Bismillah!” ejaculated the young Moor when he stood in the car.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “And a nice sloppy mess you’re making!
and nothing more
From this reading Timothy scowled and growled, but that was only his way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I s’pose _I_‘ll have to clean up.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Just saved your bacon, if that’s what you mean,” said Timothy.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “Just saved your bacon, if that’s what you mean,” said Timothy.
past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure
From this reading Timothy scowled and growled, but that was only his way.
lacking neatness or order
From this reading “And a nice sloppy mess you’re making!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “Bismillah!” ejaculated the young Moor when he stood in the car.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Timothy scowled and growled, but that was only his way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just saved your bacon, if that’s what you mean,” said Timothy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Bismillah!” ejaculated the young Moor when he stood in the car.
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading “Just saved your bacon, if that’s what you mean,” said Timothy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I s’pose _I_‘ll have to clean up.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I s’pose _I_‘ll have to clean up.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Timothy scowled and growled, but that was only his way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Timothy scowled and growled, but that was only his way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Just saved your bacon, if that’s what you mean,” said Timothy.
at the time that
From this reading “Bismillah!” ejaculated the young Moor when he stood in the car.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Just saved your bacon, if that’s what you mean,” said Timothy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And a nice sloppy mess you’re making!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Bismillah!” ejaculated the young Moor when he stood in the car.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Just saved your bacon, if that’s what you mean,” said Timothy.
Chapter 6 of King of the Air by Herbert Strang holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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 226 sentences of King of the Air, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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