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Chapter 10 of The Flight of the Silver Ship is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BANZAI! As the mountains flattened out, the ragged plains seemed to stretch in inconceivable distances. Dense uncharted forests blanketed the land. Two forest fires were raging in this district, about fifty miles apart. Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
Chapter 10 of The Flight of the Silver Ship is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 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.
covered with (or as if with) a blanket
From this reading “Dense uncharted forests blanketed the land.”
plural of “distance” — the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading “As the mountains flattened out, the ragged plains seemed to stretch in inconceivable distances.”
having been flattened
From this reading “As the mountains flattened out, the ragged plains seemed to stretch in inconceivable distances.”
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “Dense uncharted forests blanketed the land.”
totally unlikely
From this reading “As the mountains flattened out, the ragged plains seemed to stretch in inconceivable distances.”
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading “Two forest fires were raging in this district, about fifty miles apart.”
plural of “shred” — a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading “Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.”
(of unknown regions) not yet surveyed or investigated
From this reading “Dense uncharted forests blanketed the land.”
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.
In this reading “Two forest fires were raging in this district, about fifty miles apart.”
In this reading “Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.”
In this reading “Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.”
In this reading “Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.”
In this reading “Two forest fires were raging in this district, about fifty miles apart.”
a very strong wind
In this reading “Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Two forest fires were raging in this district, about fifty miles apart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Two forest fires were raging in this district, about fifty miles apart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the mountains flattened out, the ragged plains seemed to stretch in inconceivable distances.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph
From this reading BANZAI!
covered with (or as if with) a blanket
From this reading Dense uncharted forests blanketed the land.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading Dense uncharted forests blanketed the land.
plural of “distance” — the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading As the mountains flattened out, the ragged plains seemed to stretch in inconceivable distances.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Two forest fires were raging in this district, about fifty miles apart.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Two forest fires were raging in this district, about fifty miles apart.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading Two forest fires were raging in this district, about fifty miles apart.
having been flattened
From this reading As the mountains flattened out, the ragged plains seemed to stretch in inconceivable distances.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Two forest fires were raging in this district, about fifty miles apart.
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Dense uncharted forests blanketed the land.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the mountains flattened out, the ragged plains seemed to stretch in inconceivable distances.
totally unlikely
From this reading As the mountains flattened out, the ragged plains seemed to stretch in inconceivable distances.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Dense uncharted forests blanketed the land.
the common people generally
From this reading Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Two forest fires were raging in this district, about fifty miles apart.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading As the mountains flattened out, the ragged plains seemed to stretch in inconceivable distances.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As the mountains flattened out, the ragged plains seemed to stretch in inconceivable distances.
above and across; more than
From this reading Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading As the mountains flattened out, the ragged plains seemed to stretch in inconceivable distances.
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading As the mountains flattened out, the ragged plains seemed to stretch in inconceivable distances.
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading Two forest fires were raging in this district, about fifty miles apart.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading As the mountains flattened out, the ragged plains seemed to stretch in inconceivable distances.
plural of “shred” — a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading As the mountains flattened out, the ragged plains seemed to stretch in inconceivable distances.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the mountains flattened out, the ragged plains seemed to stretch in inconceivable distances.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Two forest fires were raging in this district, about fifty miles apart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the mountains flattened out, the ragged plains seemed to stretch in inconceivable distances.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two forest fires were raging in this district, about fifty miles apart.
(of unknown regions) not yet surveyed or investigated
From this reading Dense uncharted forests blanketed the land.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two forest fires were raging in this district, about fifty miles apart.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Heavy masses of smoke hung over them, or were torn into shreds and hurried away by the high wind.
Chapter 10 of The Flight of the Silver Ship by Hugh McAlister holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 10 holds 213 sentences of The Flight of the Silver Ship, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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