Chapter 6 of The Air Trust is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Air Trust is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FREAK OF FATE. Waldron was the first to speak. With a sudden laugh, boisterous and wild, he cried: "Flint, you old scoundrel, you're drunk!" "Drunk yourself!" retorted the Billionaire, half starting from his chair, his fist clenched in sudden passion.
Chapter 6 of The Air Trust is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars
From this reading “"Drunk yourself!" retorted the Billionaire, half starting from his chair, his fist clenched in sudden passion.”
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
From this reading “With a sudden laugh, boisterous and wild, he cried:”
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading “"Drunk yourself!" retorted the Billionaire, half starting from his chair, his fist clenched in sudden passion.”
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading “"Drunk yourself!" retorted the Billionaire, half starting from his chair, his fist clenched in sudden passion.”
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading “"Flint, you old scoundrel, you're drunk!"”
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
From this reading “A FREAK OF FATE.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “"Drunk yourself!" retorted the Billionaire, half starting from his chair, his fist clenched in sudden passion.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “"Flint, you old scoundrel, you're drunk!"”
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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 A FREAK OF FATE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a sudden laugh, boisterous and wild, he cried:
a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars
From this reading "Drunk yourself!" retorted the Billionaire, half starting from his chair, his fist clenched in sudden passion.
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
From this reading With a sudden laugh, boisterous and wild, he cried:
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "Drunk yourself!" retorted the Billionaire, half starting from his chair, his fist clenched in sudden passion.
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading "Drunk yourself!" retorted the Billionaire, half starting from his chair, his fist clenched in sudden passion.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading With a sudden laugh, boisterous and wild, he cried:
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading "Flint, you old scoundrel, you're drunk!"
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading A FREAK OF FATE.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Waldron was the first to speak.
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading "Drunk yourself!" retorted the Billionaire, half starting from his chair, his fist clenched in sudden passion.
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading "Flint, you old scoundrel, you're drunk!"
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
From this reading A FREAK OF FATE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Drunk yourself!" retorted the Billionaire, half starting from his chair, his fist clenched in sudden passion.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Drunk yourself!" retorted the Billionaire, half starting from his chair, his fist clenched in sudden passion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a sudden laugh, boisterous and wild, he cried:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Drunk yourself!" retorted the Billionaire, half starting from his chair, his fist clenched in sudden passion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Drunk yourself!" retorted the Billionaire, half starting from his chair, his fist clenched in sudden passion.
the sound of laughing
From this reading With a sudden laugh, boisterous and wild, he cried:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FREAK OF FATE.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Flint, you old scoundrel, you're drunk!"
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading "Drunk yourself!" retorted the Billionaire, half starting from his chair, his fist clenched in sudden passion.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "Drunk yourself!" retorted the Billionaire, half starting from his chair, his fist clenched in sudden passion.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading "Flint, you old scoundrel, you're drunk!"
express in speech
From this reading Waldron was the first to speak.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading "Drunk yourself!" retorted the Billionaire, half starting from his chair, his fist clenched in sudden passion.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading With a sudden laugh, boisterous and wild, he cried:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Waldron was the first to speak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Waldron was the first to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Waldron was the first to speak.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Waldron was the first to speak.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading With a sudden laugh, boisterous and wild, he cried:
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a sudden laugh, boisterous and wild, he cried:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Flint, you old scoundrel, you're drunk!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Flint, you old scoundrel, you're drunk!"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Drunk yourself!" retorted the Billionaire, half starting from his chair, his fist clenched in sudden passion.
Chapter 6 of The Air Trust by George Allan England holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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 148 sentences of The Air Trust, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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