Linda Carlton's Ocean Flight

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_Linda Takes Off_ It was Linda's custom to read the daily report of the flying weather, and as soon as she heard the news of Bess Hulbert's take-off, she rushed into the office to find out the conditions.

It was a lovely day, seeming to promise hours of sunshine and starlight ahead.

But the barometer was dropping, and the forecast read, "Storm over the Atlantic tonight."

"Storm over the Atlantic!"

Linda repeated with a shudder.

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Linda Carlton's Ocean Flight

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Chapter 20 of Linda Carlton's Ocean Flight is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Line 2

It was a lovely day, seeming to promise hours of sunshine and starlight ahead.

/ɪt wɑːz ə ˈlʌvli deɪ ˈsiːmɪŋ tuː ˈprɑːməs ˈaʊərz ʌv ˈsʌnʃaɪn ənd ˈstɑːrlaɪt əˈhed/

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But the barometer was dropping, and the forecast read, "Storm over the Atlantic tonight."

/bʌt ðə bərˈɑːmɪtər wɑːz ˈdrɑːpɪŋ ənd ðə ˈfɔːrkæst red stɔːrm ˈoʊvər ðə ətˈlæntɪk təˈnaɪt/

Line 4

"Storm over the Atlantic!"

/stɔːrm ˈoʊvər ðə ətˈlæntɪk/

Line 5

Linda repeated with a shudder.

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Atlantic noun US /ətˈlæntɪk/

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading “But the barometer was dropping, and the forecast read, "Storm over the Atlantic tonight."”

barometer noun US /bərˈɑːmɪtər/

an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

From this reading “But the barometer was dropping, and the forecast read, "Storm over the Atlantic tonight."”

dropping adjective US /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/

coming down freely under the influence of gravity

From this reading “But the barometer was dropping, and the forecast read, "Storm over the Atlantic tonight."”

forecast verb US /ˈfɔːrkæst/

predict in advance

From this reading “But the barometer was dropping, and the forecast read, "Storm over the Atlantic tonight."”

seeming adjective US /ˈsiːmɪŋ/

appearing as such but not necessarily so

From this reading “It was a lovely day, seeming to promise hours of sunshine and starlight ahead.”

shudder verb US /ˈʃʌdər/

shake, as from cold

From this reading “Linda repeated with a shudder.”

starlight noun US /ˈstɑːrlaɪt/

the light of the stars

From this reading “It was a lovely day, seeming to promise hours of sunshine and starlight ahead.”

tonight adverb US /təˈnaɪt/

On the present night.

From this reading “But the barometer was dropping, and the forecast read, "Storm over the Atlantic tonight."”

Word partnerships in these lines

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find out verb + adjective

establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

In this reading “_Linda Takes Off_ It was Linda's custom to read the daily report of the flying weather, and as soon as she heard the news of Bess Hulbert's take-off, she rushed into the office to find out the conditions.”

Takes Off verb + particle counted as “take off”

leave

into the office preposition + article + noun counted as “into … office”

report of verb + particle

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It was a lovely day, seeming to promise hours of sunshine and starlight ahead.

aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/

at or in the front

From this reading It was a lovely day, seeming to promise hours of sunshine and starlight ahead.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Linda Takes Off_ It was Linda's custom to read the daily report of the flying weather, and as soon as she heard the news of Bess Hulbert's take-off, she rushed into the office to find out the conditions.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading But the barometer was dropping, and the forecast read, "Storm over the Atlantic tonight."

barometernounUS /bərˈɑːmɪtər/

an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

From this reading But the barometer was dropping, and the forecast read, "Storm over the Atlantic tonight."

Bess

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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the barometer was dropping, and the forecast read, "Storm over the Atlantic tonight."

conditionsnounUS /kənˈdɪʃənz/

the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

customnounUS /ˈkʌstəm/

accepted or habitual practice

dailyadverbUS /ˈdeɪli/

every day; without missing a day

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was a lovely day, seeming to promise hours of sunshine and starlight ahead.

droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/

coming down freely under the influence of gravity

From this reading But the barometer was dropping, and the forecast read, "Storm over the Atlantic tonight."

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

flyingadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪɪŋ/

moving swiftly

forecastverbUS /ˈfɔːrkæst/

predict in advance

From this reading But the barometer was dropping, and the forecast read, "Storm over the Atlantic tonight."

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading It was a lovely day, seeming to promise hours of sunshine and starlight ahead.

Hulbert's

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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

Linda

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Linda's

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lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading It was a lovely day, seeming to promise hours of sunshine and starlight ahead.

newsnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

OffadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading But the barometer was dropping, and the forecast read, "Storm over the Atlantic tonight."

promiseverbUS /ˈprɑːməs/

make a promise or commitment

From this reading It was a lovely day, seeming to promise hours of sunshine and starlight ahead.

readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

repeatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈpiːtɪd/

recurring again and again

From this reading Linda repeated with a shudder.

reportverbUS /riˈpɔːrt/

to give an account or representation of in words

rushedadjectiveUS /rʌʃt/

done under pressure

seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/

appearing as such but not necessarily so

From this reading It was a lovely day, seeming to promise hours of sunshine and starlight ahead.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

shudderverbUS /ˈʃʌdər/

shake, as from cold

From this reading Linda repeated with a shudder.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

starlightnounUS /ˈstɑːrlaɪt/

the light of the stars

From this reading It was a lovely day, seeming to promise hours of sunshine and starlight ahead.

StormverbUS /stɔːrm/

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading But the barometer was dropping, and the forecast read, "Storm over the Atlantic tonight."

sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/

the rays of the sun

From this reading It was a lovely day, seeming to promise hours of sunshine and starlight ahead.

take-off

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TakesnounUS /teɪks/

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/

On the present night.

From this reading But the barometer was dropping, and the forecast read, "Storm over the Atlantic tonight."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

weathernounUS /ˈweðər/

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Linda repeated with a shudder.

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