Chapter 7 of The Best Made Plans is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Best Made Plans is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Don jerked his head around, then glanced at the mountains before them. "So are we. They built this thing to win races, not lose them. Hope they knew what they were doing." He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.
Chapter 7 of The Best Made Plans is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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someone who travels by air
From this reading “He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.”
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “Don jerked his head around, then glanced at the mountains before them.”
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading “He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.”
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading “He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.”
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading “They built this thing to win races, not lose them.”
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading “He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.”
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading “He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.
(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 He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "So are we.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Don jerked his head around, then glanced at the mountains before them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Don jerked his head around, then glanced at the mountains before them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Don jerked his head around, then glanced at the mountains before them.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading They built this thing to win races, not lose them.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Hope they knew what they were doing."
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Don jerked his head around, then glanced at the mountains before them.
someone who travels by air
From this reading He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Don jerked his head around, then glanced at the mountains before them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Don jerked his head around, then glanced at the mountains before them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Don jerked his head around, then glanced at the mountains before them.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Hope they knew what they were doing."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading Don jerked his head around, then glanced at the mountains before them.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Hope they knew what they were doing."
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading They built this thing to win races, not lose them.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Don jerked his head around, then glanced at the mountains before them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They built this thing to win races, not lose them.
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading They built this thing to win races, not lose them.
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So are we.
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don jerked his head around, then glanced at the mountains before them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Don jerked his head around, then glanced at the mountains before them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Don jerked his head around, then glanced at the mountains before them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They built this thing to win races, not lose them.
a special situation
From this reading They built this thing to win races, not lose them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They built this thing to win races, not lose them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They built this thing to win races, not lose them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He pulled a panel lever all the way back and the flier surged forward, pressing them back into their seats.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "So are we.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hope they knew what they were doing."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hope they knew what they were doing."
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading They built this thing to win races, not lose them.
Chapter 7 of The Best Made Plans by Everett B. Cole holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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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