Chapter 8 of The Flying Reporter is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Flying Reporter is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement. Then he felt embarrassed. It had never occurred to him that his paper would print the story of his flight. He had not thought his flight worth telling about. In fact, he had not thought of anything except getting back with the news.
Chapter 8 of The Flying Reporter is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal public statement
From this reading “Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.”
the childhood of a boy
From this reading “Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.”
possessive form of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading “Then he felt embarrassed.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.”
-ing form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.”
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading “It had never occurred to him that his paper would print the story of his flight.”
plural of “save” — (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
From this reading “Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.”
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In this reading “Then he felt embarrassed.”
In this reading “Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.”
in reality or actuality
In this reading “In fact, he had not thought of anything except getting back with the news.”
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 Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had not thought his flight worth telling about.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.
a formal public statement
From this reading Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.
any thing at all
From this reading In fact, he had not thought of anything except getting back with the news.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading In fact, he had not thought of anything except getting back with the news.
the childhood of a boy
From this reading Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.
possessive form of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading Then he felt embarrassed.
apart from; not including
From this reading In fact, he had not thought of anything except getting back with the news.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, he had not thought of anything except getting back with the news.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Then he felt embarrassed.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading It had never occurred to him that his paper would print the story of his flight.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading In fact, he had not thought of anything except getting back with the news.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had never occurred to him that his paper would print the story of his flight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he felt embarrassed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had never occurred to him that his paper would print the story of his flight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had never occurred to him that his paper would print the story of his flight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, he had not thought of anything except getting back with the news.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had never occurred to him that his paper would print the story of his flight.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.
-ing form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It had never occurred to him that his paper would print the story of his flight.
information about recent and important events
From this reading In fact, he had not thought of anything except getting back with the news.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not thought his flight worth telling about.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading It had never occurred to him that his paper would print the story of his flight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had never occurred to him that his paper would print the story of his flight.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading It had never occurred to him that his paper would print the story of his flight.
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading It had never occurred to him that his paper would print the story of his flight.
plural of “save” — (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
From this reading Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It had never occurred to him that his paper would print the story of his flight.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading He had not thought his flight worth telling about.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had never occurred to him that his paper would print the story of his flight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he felt embarrassed.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had not thought his flight worth telling about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had never occurred to him that his paper would print the story of his flight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jimmy Saves a Boyhood Friend Jimmy was almost startled at the managing editor’s announcement.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In fact, he had not thought of anything except getting back with the news.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading He had not thought his flight worth telling about.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It had never occurred to him that his paper would print the story of his flight.
Chapter 8 of The Flying Reporter by Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss holds 358 sentences, grouped into 72 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 8 holds 358 sentences of The Flying Reporter, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Flying Reporter by Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 358 sentences, grouped into 72 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 72 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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