Chapter 11 of The Air Patrol is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Air Patrol is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The sahib cannot get to the house to-day," said the man. "Why not?" "Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy. They will shoot you. It is necessary to wait for night."
Chapter 11 of The Air Patrol is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an opposing military force
From this reading “"Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.”
absolutely essential
From this reading “It is necessary to wait for night."”
a course of conduct
From this reading “"Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “"Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “They will shoot you.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “"Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “"Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “It is necessary to wait for night."”
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.
In this reading “It is necessary to wait for night."”
at or within a reasonable distance for seeing
In this reading “"Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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for the reason that
From this reading "Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The sahib cannot get to the house to-day," said the man.
an opposing military force
From this reading "Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is necessary to wait for night."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "The sahib cannot get to the house to-day," said the man.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "The sahib cannot get to the house to-day," said the man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is necessary to wait for night."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "The sahib cannot get to the house to-day," said the man.
absolutely essential
From this reading It is necessary to wait for night."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It is necessary to wait for night."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.
on one occasion
From this reading "Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.
a course of conduct
From this reading "Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.
formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
From this reading "The sahib cannot get to the house to-day," said the man.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The sahib cannot get to the house to-day," said the man.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading They will shoot you.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The sahib cannot get to the house to-day," said the man.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They will shoot you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The sahib cannot get to the house to-day," said the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The sahib cannot get to the house to-day," said the man.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading It is necessary to wait for night."
at the time that
From this reading "Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They will shoot you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Because, sahib, when you once get round the shoulder, the path is in sight of the enemy.
Chapter 11 of The Air Patrol by Herbert Strang holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 11 holds 423 sentences of The Air Patrol, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Air Patrol by Herbert Strang exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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