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Chapter 10 of The Air Patrol is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sahib, lie still!" He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation. He throbbed with joy. Some one--was it Fazl?--was sawing at his bonds. The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
Chapter 10 of The Air Patrol is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
From this reading “He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.”
impaired by diminution
From this reading “He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.”
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading “The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.”
superlative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.”
capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
From this reading “The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.”
-ing form of “saw” — cut with a saw
From this reading “Some one--was it Fazl?--was sawing at his bonds.”
a rester who is sleeping
From this reading “The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.”
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.”
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In this reading “The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.”
In this reading “The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.”
In this reading “The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.”
In this reading “"Sahib, lie still!"”
In this reading “He throbbed with joy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
anew
From this reading He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
From this reading He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some one--was it Fazl?--was sawing at his bonds.
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading Some one--was it Fazl?--was sawing at his bonds.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
impaired by diminution
From this reading He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some one--was it Fazl?--was sawing at his bonds.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
superlative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some one--was it Fazl?--was sawing at his bonds.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading He throbbed with joy.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading "Sahib, lie still!"
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one--was it Fazl?--was sawing at his bonds.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
From this reading "Sahib, lie still!"
-ing form of “saw” — cut with a saw
From this reading Some one--was it Fazl?--was sawing at his bonds.
only a very short time before
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
a rester who is sleeping
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one--was it Fazl?--was sawing at his bonds.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
not in physical motion
From this reading "Sahib, lie still!"
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He throbbed with joy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He felt the hand again, then a pressure upon his arm--a pressure that increased and diminished in rapid alternation.
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some one--was it Fazl?--was sawing at his bonds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He throbbed with joy.
but in spite of that
From this reading The sound made by the knife or sword was scarcely perceptible; yet to his feverish apprehension it seemed loud enough to waken the heaviest sleeper.
Chapter 10 of The Air Patrol by Herbert Strang holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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