Chapter 4 of Land and Sea Tales for Boys and Girls is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Land and Sea Tales for Boys and Girls is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.” “Yes, but what _for_?” Jerry insisted. “And what ship?” “He was flyin’ for exercise, I suppose, an’ his ship was the _Cormorang_.
Chapter 4 of Land and Sea Tales for Boys and Girls is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading ““He was flyin’ for exercise, I suppose, an’ his ship was the _Cormorang_.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading ““As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.””
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “Jerry insisted.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry insisted.”
a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
From this reading ““As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.””
the local environment
From this reading ““As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.””
transport commercially
From this reading ““As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.””
express a supposition
From this reading ““He was flyin’ for exercise, I suppose, an’ his ship was the _Cormorang_.”
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.
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detect with the senses
In this reading ““As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.””
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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 “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And what ship?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, but what _for_?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He was flyin’ for exercise, I suppose, an’ his ship was the _Cormorang_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading “He was flyin’ for exercise, I suppose, an’ his ship was the _Cormorang_.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Yes, but what _for_?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He was flyin’ for exercise, I suppose, an’ his ship was the _Cormorang_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He was flyin’ for exercise, I suppose, an’ his ship was the _Cormorang_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Jerry insisted.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
engage in
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
the local environment
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
transport commercially
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
express a supposition
From this reading “He was flyin’ for exercise, I suppose, an’ his ship was the _Cormorang_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He was flyin’ for exercise, I suppose, an’ his ship was the _Cormorang_.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Yes, but what _for_?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “As far as I can make out,” said Duckett, “Lootenant Baxter was flyin’ in those parts—with an observer—out of a ship.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, but what _for_?”
Chapter 4 of Land and Sea Tales for Boys and Girls by Rudyard Kipling holds 439 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.
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