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Chapter 16 of The Airlords of Han is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side. It was Wilma. "I put Bill Hearn in command and followed, Tony. I won't let you go into that alone. If you die, I do, too.
Chapter 16 of The Airlords of Han is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bearing” — relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading “Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “"I put Bill Hearn in command and followed, Tony.”
-ing form of “hurtle” — move with or as if with a rushing sound
From this reading “Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.”
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading “Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.”
without good reason
From this reading “Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.”
an elevated geological formation
From this reading “Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.”
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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 Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I won't let you go into that alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
plural of “bearing” — relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "I put Bill Hearn in command and followed, Tony.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading "I put Bill Hearn in command and followed, Tony.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading If you die, I do, too.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If you die, I do, too.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "I put Bill Hearn in command and followed, Tony.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I won't let you go into that alone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I put Bill Hearn in command and followed, Tony.
-ing form of “hurtle” — move with or as if with a rushing sound
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you die, I do, too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I put Bill Hearn in command and followed, Tony.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I won't let you go into that alone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Wilma.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I won't let you go into that alone.
without good reason
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
a particular point in time
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I put Bill Hearn in command and followed, Tony.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I won't let you go into that alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I put Bill Hearn in command and followed, Tony.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading If you die, I do, too.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Wilma.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
at the time that
From this reading Victory I had gone five miles, and had paused for a moment, half way up the slope of the valley to get my bearings, when a figure came hurtling through the air from behind, and landed lightly at my side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Wilma.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I won't let you go into that alone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I won't let you go into that alone.
Chapter 16 of The Airlords of Han by Philip Francis Nowlan holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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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