Chapter 5 of Test Pilot is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Test Pilot is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said. “Yes, sir.” I leveled off too high the next time. My instructor grabbed his controls and prevented us from cracking up. “Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.
Chapter 5 of Test Pilot is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading ““Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.”
plural of “control” — power to direct or determine
From this reading “My instructor grabbed his controls and prevented us from cracking up.”
a sudden sharp noise
From this reading “My instructor grabbed his controls and prevented us from cracking up.”
used as expletives
From this reading ““Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.”
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading ““Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.”
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “My instructor grabbed his controls and prevented us from cracking up.”
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading ““Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.”
past form of “level” — aim at
From this reading “I leveled off too high the next time.”
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In this reading “I leveled off too high the next time.”
In this reading “I leveled off too high the next time.”
be beset by
In this reading ““Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.”
be sufficient
In this reading ““Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.”
In this reading ““Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.”
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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 “Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading “Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.
plural of “control” — power to direct or determine
From this reading My instructor grabbed his controls and prevented us from cracking up.
a sudden sharp noise
From this reading My instructor grabbed his controls and prevented us from cracking up.
used as expletives
From this reading “Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading “Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My instructor grabbed his controls and prevented us from cracking up.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading My instructor grabbed his controls and prevented us from cracking up.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading “Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I leveled off too high the next time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My instructor grabbed his controls and prevented us from cracking up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I leveled off too high the next time.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.
past form of “level” — aim at
From this reading I leveled off too high the next time.
engage in
From this reading “Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I leveled off too high the next time.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I leveled off too high the next time.
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading My instructor grabbed his controls and prevented us from cracking up.
uttered with a trill
From this reading “Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.
transport commercially
From this reading “Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, sir.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I leveled off too high the next time.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I leveled off too high the next time.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I leveled off too high the next time.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading My instructor grabbed his controls and prevented us from cracking up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My instructor grabbed his controls and prevented us from cracking up.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, then, go around and make a decent landing for me,” my instructor said.
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading “Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.
at the time that
From this reading “Damn it, Collins,” he shouted when the ship had stopped rolling, “don’t run into the ground wheels first.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sir.”
Chapter 5 of Test Pilot by James Collins holds 469 sentences, grouped into 94 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 5 holds 469 sentences of Test Pilot, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
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