Chapter 2 of Sparky Ames of the Ferry Command is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Sparky Ames of the Ferry Command is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LADY IN BLACK “Forget the mask,” Sparky was saying. “We’ve got loads of gas. Dawn will soon be here. We’ll stay five thousand feet. Go back and get a little rest.”
Chapter 2 of Sparky Ames of the Ferry Command is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the first light of day
From this reading “Dawn will soon be here.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “THE LADY IN BLACK “Forget the mask,” Sparky was saying.”
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading ““We’ve got loads of gas.”
a large number or amount
From this reading ““We’ve got loads of gas.”
hide under a false appearance
From this reading “THE LADY IN BLACK “Forget the mask,” Sparky was saying.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “THE LADY IN BLACK “Forget the mask,” Sparky was saying.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “We’ll stay five thousand feet.”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “We’ll stay five thousand feet.”
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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In this reading “We’ll stay five thousand feet.”
In this reading “We’ll stay five thousand feet.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Go back and get a little rest.””
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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 Go back and get a little rest.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Go back and get a little rest.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Go back and get a little rest.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dawn will soon be here.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE LADY IN BLACK “Forget the mask,” Sparky was saying.
the first light of day
From this reading Dawn will soon be here.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading We’ll stay five thousand feet.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading We’ll stay five thousand feet.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading THE LADY IN BLACK “Forget the mask,” Sparky was saying.
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading “We’ve got loads of gas.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Go back and get a little rest.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go back and get a little rest.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We’ve got loads of gas.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Dawn will soon be here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LADY IN BLACK “Forget the mask,” Sparky was saying.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE LADY IN BLACK “Forget the mask,” Sparky was saying.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Go back and get a little rest.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “We’ve got loads of gas.
hide under a false appearance
From this reading THE LADY IN BLACK “Forget the mask,” Sparky was saying.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We’ve got loads of gas.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Go back and get a little rest.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading THE LADY IN BLACK “Forget the mask,” Sparky was saying.
in the near future
From this reading Dawn will soon be here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LADY IN BLACK “Forget the mask,” Sparky was saying.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading We’ll stay five thousand feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY IN BLACK “Forget the mask,” Sparky was saying.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading We’ll stay five thousand feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LADY IN BLACK “Forget the mask,” Sparky was saying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll stay five thousand feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ve got loads of gas.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Dawn will soon be here.
Chapter 2 of Sparky Ames of the Ferry Command by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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 2 holds 257 sentences of Sparky Ames of the Ferry Command, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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