Chapter 3 of Test Pilot is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Test Pilot is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My mouth opened and closed speechlessly. Bring it down! Bring us both down in a heap! But how could I say it and make myself understood? The guy didn’t even know we had been in a spin.
Chapter 3 of Test Pilot is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Bring it down!”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “My mouth opened and closed speechlessly.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “The guy didn’t even know we had been in a spin.”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “Bring us both down in a heap!”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “My mouth opened and closed speechlessly.”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “My mouth opened and closed speechlessly.”
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading “The guy didn’t even know we had been in a spin.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “But how could I say it and make myself understood?”
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In this reading “Bring us both down in a heap!”
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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 Bring us both down in a heap!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My mouth opened and closed speechlessly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The guy didn’t even know we had been in a spin.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Bring us both down in a heap!
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Bring it down!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how could I say it and make myself understood?
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading My mouth opened and closed speechlessly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But how could I say it and make myself understood?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The guy didn’t even know we had been in a spin.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Bring it down!
divisible by two
From this reading The guy didn’t even know we had been in a spin.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading The guy didn’t even know we had been in a spin.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The guy didn’t even know we had been in a spin.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Bring us both down in a heap!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how could I say it and make myself understood?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But how could I say it and make myself understood?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bring us both down in a heap!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bring it down!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The guy didn’t even know we had been in a spin.
engage in
From this reading But how could I say it and make myself understood?
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading My mouth opened and closed speechlessly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mouth opened and closed speechlessly.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But how could I say it and make myself understood?
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading My mouth opened and closed speechlessly.
express in words
From this reading But how could I say it and make myself understood?
without speaking
From this reading My mouth opened and closed speechlessly.
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading The guy didn’t even know we had been in a spin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The guy didn’t even know we had been in a spin.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading But how could I say it and make myself understood?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bring us both down in a heap!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The guy didn’t even know we had been in a spin.
Chapter 3 of Test Pilot by James Collins holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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 3 holds 453 sentences of Test Pilot, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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