Chapter 6 of The Air Pirate is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Air Pirate is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. DANJURO, THINKING MACHINE, EXPLAINS HIMSELF "Won't you sit down?" I said foolishly. The little Japanese bowed politely and did so. I was at a loss what to say.
Chapter 6 of The Air Pirate is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “The little Japanese bowed politely and did so.”
third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “DANJURO, THINKING MACHINE, EXPLAINS HIMSELF "Won't you sit down?"”
without good sense or judgment
From this reading “I said foolishly.”
a native or inhabitant of Japan
From this reading “The little Japanese bowed politely and did so.”
something that is lost
From this reading “I was at a loss what to say.”
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading “DANJURO, THINKING MACHINE, EXPLAINS HIMSELF "Won't you sit down?"”
in a polite manner
From this reading “The little Japanese bowed politely and did so.”
be seated
From this reading “DANJURO, THINKING MACHINE, EXPLAINS HIMSELF "Won't you sit down?"”
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.
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take a seat
In this reading “DANJURO, THINKING MACHINE, EXPLAINS HIMSELF "Won't you sit down?"”
filled with bewilderment
In this reading “I was at a loss what to say.”
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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 I was at a loss what to say.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little Japanese bowed politely and did so.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was at a loss what to say.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading The little Japanese bowed politely and did so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DANJURO, THINKING MACHINE, EXPLAINS HIMSELF "Won't you sit down?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The little Japanese bowed politely and did so.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DANJURO, THINKING MACHINE, EXPLAINS HIMSELF "Won't you sit down?"
third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading DANJURO, THINKING MACHINE, EXPLAINS HIMSELF "Won't you sit down?"
without good sense or judgment
From this reading I said foolishly.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading DANJURO, THINKING MACHINE, EXPLAINS HIMSELF "Won't you sit down?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said foolishly.
a native or inhabitant of Japan
From this reading The little Japanese bowed politely and did so.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little Japanese bowed politely and did so.
something that is lost
From this reading I was at a loss what to say.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading DANJURO, THINKING MACHINE, EXPLAINS HIMSELF "Won't you sit down?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
in a polite manner
From this reading The little Japanese bowed politely and did so.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said foolishly.
express in words
From this reading I was at a loss what to say.
be seated
From this reading DANJURO, THINKING MACHINE, EXPLAINS HIMSELF "Won't you sit down?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The little Japanese bowed politely and did so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little Japanese bowed politely and did so.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading DANJURO, THINKING MACHINE, EXPLAINS HIMSELF "Won't you sit down?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was at a loss what to say.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was at a loss what to say.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I was at a loss what to say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DANJURO, THINKING MACHINE, EXPLAINS HIMSELF "Won't you sit down?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DANJURO, THINKING MACHINE, EXPLAINS HIMSELF "Won't you sit down?"
Chapter 6 of The Air Pirate by Guy Thorne holds 287 sentences, grouped into 58 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 6 holds 287 sentences of The Air Pirate, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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