Chapter 20 of The Airship "Golden Hind" is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Airship "Golden Hind" is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Kenyon!" exclaimed the baronet. "Sir?" "We’ll cut Panama," was Fosterdyke’s astounding decision. "We’ll carry straight away on. She’s doing splendidly, shortage of brodium notwithstanding.
Chapter 20 of The Airship "Golden Hind" is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
From this reading “"We’ll cut Panama," was Fosterdyke’s astounding decision.”
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “"Kenyon!" exclaimed the baronet.”
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “"We’ll carry straight away on.”
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “"We’ll cut Panama," was Fosterdyke’s astounding decision.”
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading “She’s doing splendidly, shortage of brodium notwithstanding.”
a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
From this reading “"We’ll cut Panama," was Fosterdyke’s astounding decision.”
the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
From this reading “She’s doing splendidly, shortage of brodium notwithstanding.”
extremely well
From this reading “She’s doing splendidly, shortage of brodium notwithstanding.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
From this reading "We’ll cut Panama," was Fosterdyke’s astounding decision.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We’ll carry straight away on.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading "Kenyon!" exclaimed the baronet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s doing splendidly, shortage of brodium notwithstanding.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "We’ll carry straight away on.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "We’ll cut Panama," was Fosterdyke’s astounding decision.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading "We’ll cut Panama," was Fosterdyke’s astounding decision.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading She’s doing splendidly, shortage of brodium notwithstanding.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Kenyon!" exclaimed the baronet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We’ll cut Panama," was Fosterdyke’s astounding decision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kenyon!" exclaimed the baronet.
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading She’s doing splendidly, shortage of brodium notwithstanding.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She’s doing splendidly, shortage of brodium notwithstanding.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We’ll carry straight away on.
a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
From this reading "We’ll cut Panama," was Fosterdyke’s astounding decision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s doing splendidly, shortage of brodium notwithstanding.
the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
From this reading She’s doing splendidly, shortage of brodium notwithstanding.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Sir?"
extremely well
From this reading She’s doing splendidly, shortage of brodium notwithstanding.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "We’ll carry straight away on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Kenyon!" exclaimed the baronet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We’ll cut Panama," was Fosterdyke’s astounding decision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We’ll cut Panama," was Fosterdyke’s astounding decision.
Chapter 20 of The Airship "Golden Hind" by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 80 sentences, grouped into 16 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 20 holds 80 sentences of The Airship "Golden Hind", unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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