Chapter X of The non-stop stowaway, “Another World,” is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter X of The non-stop stowaway, “Another World,” is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues. What was the meaning of this performance? Why were they forced down? Where had they landed? Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.
Chapter X of The non-stop stowaway, “Another World,” is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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properly deserved
From this reading “Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.”
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading “What was the meaning of this performance?”
plural of “pilot” — someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
From this reading “Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.”
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues.”
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading “Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.”
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues.”
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues.”
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading “Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.”
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.
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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 AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues.
the two together, not just one
From this reading AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.
properly deserved
From this reading Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Why were they forced down?
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Why were they forced down?
set up or found
From this reading AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Where had they landed?
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.
a small worthless amount
From this reading AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading Where had they landed?
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading What was the meaning of this performance?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What was the meaning of this performance?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading What was the meaning of this performance?
plural of “pilot” — someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
From this reading Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues.
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why were they forced down?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What was the meaning of this performance?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues.
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading AS the plane rolled to a stop, both Jack and the Skipper found their tongues.
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was the meaning of this performance?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why were they forced down?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the meaning of this performance?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where had they landed?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why were they forced down?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Certainly these other pilots were not treating them or their flight to India with the seriousness that they deserved.
Chapter 10 of The non-stop stowaway by Clayton Knight holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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 253 sentences of The non-stop stowaway, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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