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Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Air Trust is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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TIGER WALDRON "COMES BACK."
Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.
I speak advisedly in putting "power" first.
Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.
The loss of power would inevitably have crushed and broken him, stunned him, killed him.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Air Trust

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Air Trust is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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TIGER WALDRON "COMES BACK."
Line 2
Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.
Line 3
I speak advisedly in putting "power" first.
/aɪ spiːk ædˈvaɪzədli ɪn ˈpʌtɪŋ ˈpaʊər fɜːrst/
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Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.
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The loss of power would inevitably have crushed and broken him, stunned him, killed him.
/ðə lɔːs ʌv ˈpaʊər wʊd ˌɪˈnevətəbli hæv krʌʃt ənd ˈbroʊkən hɪm stʌnd hɪm kɪld hɪm/

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.

advisedly adverb US /ædˈvaɪzədli/

with intention; in an intentional manner

From this reading “I speak advisedly in putting "power" first.”

Flint noun US /flɪnt/

a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony

From this reading “Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.”

idolized adjective US /ˈaɪdəlaɪzd/

regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)

From this reading “Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.”

inevitably adverb US /ˌɪˈnevətəbli/

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading “The loss of power would inevitably have crushed and broken him, stunned him, killed him.”

Isaac noun US /ˈaɪzək/

(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau

From this reading “Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.”

stunned adjective US /stʌnd/

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading “The loss of power would inevitably have crushed and broken him, stunned him, killed him.”

survived verb US /sərˈvaɪvd/

past form of “survive” — continue to live and avoid dying

From this reading “Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.”

tiger noun US /ˈtaɪɡər/

a fierce or audacious person

From this reading “TIGER WALDRON "COMES BACK."”

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advisedlyadverbUS /ædˈvaɪzədli/

with intention; in an intentional manner

From this reading I speak advisedly in putting "power" first.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

BACKadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading TIGER WALDRON "COMES BACK."

brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading The loss of power would inevitably have crushed and broken him, stunned him, killed him.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.

CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/

first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

From this reading Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.

COMESnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading TIGER WALDRON "COMES BACK."

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

From this reading The loss of power would inevitably have crushed and broken him, stunned him, killed him.

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading I speak advisedly in putting "power" first.

FlintnounUS /flɪnt/

a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony

From this reading Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I speak advisedly in putting "power" first.

idolizedadjectiveUS /ˈaɪdəlaɪzd/

regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.

inevitablyadverbUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbli/

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading The loss of power would inevitably have crushed and broken him, stunned him, killed him.

IsaacnounUS /ˈaɪzək/

(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau

From this reading Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.

killedverbUS /kɪld/

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading The loss of power would inevitably have crushed and broken him, stunned him, killed him.

long-dead

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

lossnounUS /lɔːs/

something that is lost

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.

MuchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.

powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.

puttingnounUS /ˈpʌtɪŋ/

hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

From this reading I speak advisedly in putting "power" first.

remindedverbUS /riˈmaɪndɪd/

past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading I speak advisedly in putting "power" first.

stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading The loss of power would inevitably have crushed and broken him, stunned him, killed him.

survivedverbUS /sərˈvaɪvd/

past form of “survive” — continue to live and avoid dying

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.

TIGERnounUS /ˈtaɪɡər/

a fierce or audacious person

From this reading TIGER WALDRON "COMES BACK."

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.

WALDRON

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading TIGER WALDRON "COMES BACK."

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Old Isaac Flint loved but two things in all this world--power, and his daughter Catherine.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The loss of power would inevitably have crushed and broken him, stunned him, killed him.

youthnounUS /juːθ/

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Much as he idolized the girl, much as she reminded him of the long-dead wife of his youth, he could have survived the loss of her.

Chapter 15 of The Air Trust by George Allan England holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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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