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The Aeroplane Express

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of The Aeroplane Express is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By H. L. (Harry Lincoln) Sayler • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.
Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.
It was yet dark without and the stars were shining.
Roy was surprised to find Mr. Cook already arisen and the Jap busy in the kitchen.
As day began to break, they had coffee and bacon.
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The Aeroplane Express

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of The Aeroplane Express is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.
Line 2
Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.
/dʒʌst æz ðə ˈdɪstənt piːks ʌv ðə bluː ˈmaʊntənz wɜːr ˈɡroʊɪŋ pɪŋk ðə bɔɪ spræŋ aʊt ʌv bed/
Line 3
It was yet dark without and the stars were shining.
/ɪt wɑːz jet dɑːrk wɪˈθaʊt ənd ðə stɑːrz wɜːr ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/
Line 4
Roy was surprised to find Mr. Cook already arisen and the Jap busy in the kitchen.
Line 5
As day began to break, they had coffee and bacon.
/æz deɪ bɪˈɡæn tuː breɪk ðeɪ hæd ˈkɑːfi ənd ˈbeɪkən/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

arisen verb US /ərˈɪzən/

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading “Roy was surprised to find Mr. Cook already arisen and the Jap busy in the kitchen.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
arouse verb US /ərˈaʊz/

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

From this reading “THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bacon noun US /ˈbeɪkən/

back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried

From this reading “As day began to break, they had coffee and bacon.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
coffee noun US /ˈkɑːfi/

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading “As day began to break, they had coffee and bacon.”

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Jap noun US /dʒæp/

(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent

From this reading “Roy was surprised to find Mr. Cook already arisen and the Jap busy in the kitchen.”

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Osborne noun US /ˈɔːzbɔːrn/

English playwright (1929-1994)

From this reading “THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.”

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peaks noun US /piːks/

plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value

From this reading “Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pink noun US /pɪŋk/

a light shade of red

From this reading “Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.”

52,521 times in 426,211 chapters
distant peaks adjective + noun counted as “distant peak”

In this reading “Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.”

195 times in 426,211 chapters
Blue Mountains adjective + noun counted as “blue mountain”

In this reading “Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.”

1,241 times in 426,211 chapters
in the kitchen preposition + article + noun counted as “in … kitchen”

In this reading “Roy was surprised to find Mr. Cook already arisen and the Jap busy in the kitchen.”

12,206 times in 426,211 chapters
sprang out verb + adjective counted as “spring out”

In this reading “Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.”

5,198 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 53

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Roy was surprised to find Mr. Cook already arisen and the Jap busy in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It was yet dark without and the stars were shining.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
arisenverbUS /ərˈɪzən/

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading Roy was surprised to find Mr. Cook already arisen and the Jap busy in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
arouseverbUS /ərˈaʊz/

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
baconnounUS /ˈbeɪkən/

back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried

From this reading As day began to break, they had coffee and bacon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.

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beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading As day began to break, they had coffee and bacon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BlueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.

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boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.

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breakverbUS /breɪk/

terminate

From this reading As day began to break, they had coffee and bacon.

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busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading Roy was surprised to find Mr. Cook already arisen and the Jap busy in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
coffeenounUS /ˈkɑːfi/

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading As day began to break, they had coffee and bacon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CookverbUS /kʊk/

prepare a hot meal

From this reading Roy was surprised to find Mr. Cook already arisen and the Jap busy in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading It was yet dark without and the stars were shining.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading As day began to break, they had coffee and bacon.

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distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ENDnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Roy was surprised to find Mr. Cook already arisen and the Jap busy in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.

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growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading As day began to break, they had coffee and bacon.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Roy was surprised to find Mr. Cook already arisen and the Jap busy in the kitchen.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
JapnounUS /dʒæp/

(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent

From this reading Roy was surprised to find Mr. Cook already arisen and the Jap busy in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading Roy was surprised to find Mr. Cook already arisen and the Jap busy in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MountainsnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Roy was surprised to find Mr. Cook already arisen and the Jap busy in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
necessaryadjectiveUS /ˈnesəseri/

absolutely essential

From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.

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onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OsbornenounUS /ˈɔːzbɔːrn/

English playwright (1929-1994)

From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
peaksnounUS /piːks/

plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value

From this reading Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pinknounUS /pɪŋk/

a light shade of red

From this reading Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
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From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.

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shiningadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading It was yet dark without and the stars were shining.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sprangverbUS /spræŋ/

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.

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starsnounUS /stɑːrz/

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading It was yet dark without and the stars were shining.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading Roy was surprised to find Mr. Cook already arisen and the Jap busy in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As day began to break, they had coffee and bacon.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TRAILnounUS /treɪl/

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE END OF THE TRAIL It was not necessary for any one to arouse Roy Osborne the next morning.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Just as the distant peaks of the Blue Mountains were growing pink, the boy sprang out of bed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading It was yet dark without and the stars were shining.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading It was yet dark without and the stars were shining.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 14 of The Aeroplane Express by H. L. (Harry Lincoln) Sayler holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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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Chapter 14 holds 218 sentences of The Aeroplane Express, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.

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