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Chapter 16 of Sparky Ames of the Ferry Command is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ST. ELMO’S FIRE “If there are mountains about it’s always best to climb.” Sparky set his plane to reach higher altitudes. When at last he felt the push of strong winds behind him he said: “The storm took us over the mountains all right.”
Chapter 16 of Sparky Ames of the Ferry Command is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “altitude” — elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
From this reading “Sparky set his plane to reach higher altitudes.”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “ELMO’S FIRE “If there are mountains about it’s always best to climb.””
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading “Sparky set his plane to reach higher altitudes.”
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “ELMO’S FIRE “If there are mountains about it’s always best to climb.””
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “Sparky set his plane to reach higher altitudes.”
move with force
From this reading “When at last he felt the push of strong winds behind him he said:”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading ““The storm took us over the mountains all right.””
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “When at last he felt the push of strong winds behind him he said:”
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In this reading ““The storm took us over the mountains all right.””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ELMO’S FIRE “If there are mountains about it’s always best to climb.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “The storm took us over the mountains all right.”
plural of “altitude” — elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
From this reading Sparky set his plane to reach higher altitudes.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading ELMO’S FIRE “If there are mountains about it’s always best to climb.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ELMO’S FIRE “If there are mountains about it’s always best to climb.”
in or near a particular place or position
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at or toward the back of something
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the supreme effort one can make
From this reading ELMO’S FIRE “If there are mountains about it’s always best to climb.”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading ELMO’S FIRE “If there are mountains about it’s always best to climb.”
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From this reading ELMO’S FIRE “If there are mountains about it’s always best to climb.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When at last he felt the push of strong winds behind him he said:
start firing a weapon
From this reading ELMO’S FIRE “If there are mountains about it’s always best to climb.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When at last he felt the push of strong winds behind him he said:
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading Sparky set his plane to reach higher altitudes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When at last he felt the push of strong winds behind him he said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sparky set his plane to reach higher altitudes.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ELMO’S FIRE “If there are mountains about it’s always best to climb.”
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From this reading ELMO’S FIRE “If there are mountains about it’s always best to climb.”
immediately past
From this reading When at last he felt the push of strong winds behind him he said:
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading ELMO’S FIRE “If there are mountains about it’s always best to climb.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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above and across; more than
From this reading “The storm took us over the mountains all right.”
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading Sparky set his plane to reach higher altitudes.
move with force
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reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Sparky set his plane to reach higher altitudes.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “The storm took us over the mountains all right.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Sparky set his plane to reach higher altitudes.
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From this reading Sparky set his plane to reach higher altitudes.
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From this reading ST.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “The storm took us over the mountains all right.”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When at last he felt the push of strong winds behind him he said:
in or at that place or location
From this reading ELMO’S FIRE “If there are mountains about it’s always best to climb.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ELMO’S FIRE “If there are mountains about it’s always best to climb.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “The storm took us over the mountains all right.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The storm took us over the mountains all right.”
at the time that
From this reading When at last he felt the push of strong winds behind him he said:
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading When at last he felt the push of strong winds behind him he said:
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