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Chapter 1 of Round the World in Seven Days is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Tenez! up! up! Ah ca! A clean shave, mister, hein?" A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs. "A close shave, as you say, Roddy," came the answer.
Chapter 1 of Round the World in Seven Days is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading “A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.”
plural of “fir” — nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading “A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.”
possessive form of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.”
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading “A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “A clean shave, mister, hein?"”
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading “A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.”
remove body hair with a razor
From this reading “A clean shave, mister, hein?"”
ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual
From this reading “A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.”
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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 A clean shave, mister, hein?"
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah ca!
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
react verbally
From this reading "A close shave, as you say, Roddy," came the answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "A close shave, as you say, Roddy," came the answer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
From this reading Ah ca!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "A close shave, as you say, Roddy," came the answer.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading A clean shave, mister, hein?"
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "A close shave, as you say, Roddy," came the answer.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
plural of “fir” — nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
possessive form of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A clean shave, mister, hein?"
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A clean shave, mister, hein?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A close shave, as you say, Roddy," came the answer.
express in words
From this reading "A close shave, as you say, Roddy," came the answer.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
remove body hair with a razor
From this reading A clean shave, mister, hein?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tenez! up! up!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading A touch on the lever had sent the aeroplane soaring aloft at a steep angle, and she cleared by little more than a hair's breadth the edge of a thick plantation of firs.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Tenez! up! up!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "A close shave, as you say, Roddy," came the answer.
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