Chapter 24 of The Flying Boys to the Rescue is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Flying Boys to the Rescue is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEW RISK. “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp. “Not for the world. I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.” “But you made frightful threats against him.”
Chapter 24 of The Flying Boys to the Rescue is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “antler” — deciduous horn of a member of the deer family
From this reading “I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.””
to strive with determination
From this reading “I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.””
provoking horror
From this reading ““But you made frightful threats against him.””
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading ““Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.”
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading ““Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading ““Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.”
-ing form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading ““Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.”
plural of “threat” — something that is a source of danger
From this reading ““But you made frightful threats against him.””
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 “I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.””
In this reading ““Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.”
In this reading ““Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW RISK.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “But you made frightful threats against him.”
plural of “antler” — deciduous horn of a member of the deer family
From this reading I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.”
to strive with determination
From this reading I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you made frightful threats against him.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
a boy or man
From this reading I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.”
having lost your job
From this reading I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Not for the world.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
provoking horror
From this reading “But you made frightful threats against him.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But you made frightful threats against him.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
and nothing more
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “But you made frightful threats against him.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW RISK.
not any; not one
From this reading I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not for the world.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
-ing form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
recurring again and again
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading A NEW RISK.
express in words
From this reading I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.”
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
plural of “threat” — something that is a source of danger
From this reading “But you made frightful threats against him.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I should no more have fired at that poor fellow than I should have slain--well, say that buck with the big antlers.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Not for the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would I have shot Professor Morgan?” repeated Dick Hamilton in recalling the incidents just related to his friends in camp.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you made frightful threats against him.”
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