Chapter 15 of The Flying Legion is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Flying Legion is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation. "The best of news! A little action, eh? I ask nothing better. All I ask is that we live to reach the committee--live to be properly killed!
Chapter 15 of The Flying Legion is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “A little action, eh?”
an expectation
From this reading “THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “All I ask is that we live to reach the committee--live to be properly killed!”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.”
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading “THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.”
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading “All I ask is that we live to reach the committee--live to be properly killed!”
reflect brightly
From this reading “THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.”
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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 A little action, eh?
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading A little action, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
(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 All I ask is that we live to reach the committee--live to be properly killed!
an expectation
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I ask nothing better.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All I ask is that we live to reach the committee--live to be properly killed!
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "The best of news!
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I ask nothing better.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading All I ask is that we live to reach the committee--live to be properly killed!
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A little action, eh?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ask nothing better.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All I ask is that we live to reach the committee--live to be properly killed!
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading All I ask is that we live to reach the committee--live to be properly killed!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little action, eh?
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading All I ask is that we live to reach the committee--live to be properly killed!
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "The best of news!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I ask nothing better.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The best of news!
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading All I ask is that we live to reach the committee--live to be properly killed!
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading All I ask is that we live to reach the committee--live to be properly killed!
reflect brightly
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All I ask is that we live to reach the committee--live to be properly killed!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All I ask is that we live to reach the committee--live to be properly killed!
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WAITING MENACE "Ah, sure now, but that's fine!" exclaimed the major with delight, his eyes beginning to sparkle in anticipation.
Chapter 15 of The Flying Legion by George Allan England holds 310 sentences, grouped into 62 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 15 holds 310 sentences of The Flying Legion, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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