Chapter 18 of Round the World in Seven Days is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Round the World in Seven Days is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane. "Hallo, Sis. Hallo, old man!" cried Smith. "We've done it; seven days, to the minute!" Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.
Chapter 18 of Round the World in Seven Days is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane.”
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “"We've done it; seven days, to the minute!"”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"Hallo, Sis.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane.”
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an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane.
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From this reading THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Hallo, old man!" cried Smith.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "We've done it; seven days, to the minute!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "We've done it; seven days, to the minute!"
put on clothes
From this reading Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hallo, Sis.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We've done it; seven days, to the minute!"
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Hallo, old man!" cried Smith.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "We've done it; seven days, to the minute!"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Hallo, old man!" cried Smith.
and nothing more
From this reading Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.
on the contrary
From this reading THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "We've done it; seven days, to the minute!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kate flew into his arms: only next day did she discover the ruin of her dress.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Hallo, Sis.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We've done it; seven days, to the minute!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've done it; seven days, to the minute!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE LAST LAP "Rather late, ain't you!" said Barracombe, as Smith jumped from the aeroplane.
Chapter 18 of Round the World in Seven Days by Herbert Strang holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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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