Chapter 1 of The Right Stuff is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Right Stuff is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton DR JOHNSON. Oatmeal, sir? The food of horses in England and of men in Scotland! BOSWELL (_roused at last_). And where, sir, will you find such horses--or such men?
Chapter 1 of The Right Stuff is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
From this reading “BOSWELL (_roused at last_).”
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
From this reading “Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton DR JOHNSON.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton DR JOHNSON.”
plural of “episode” — a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading “Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton DR JOHNSON.”
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton DR JOHNSON.”
porridge made of rolled oats
From this reading “Oatmeal, sir?”
past form of “rouse” — become active
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading “The food of horses in England and of men in Scotland!”
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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 Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton DR JOHNSON.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The food of horses in England and of men in Scotland!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BOSWELL (_roused at last_).
Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
From this reading BOSWELL (_roused at last_).
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
From this reading Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton DR JOHNSON.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton DR JOHNSON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton DR JOHNSON.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The food of horses in England and of men in Scotland!
plural of “episode” — a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton DR JOHNSON.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading And where, sir, will you find such horses--or such men?
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading The food of horses in England and of men in Scotland!
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The food of horses in England and of men in Scotland!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton DR JOHNSON.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton DR JOHNSON.
immediately past
From this reading BOSWELL (_roused at last_).
the force of workers available
From this reading The food of horses in England and of men in Scotland!
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton DR JOHNSON.
porridge made of rolled oats
From this reading Oatmeal, sir?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton DR JOHNSON.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And where, sir, will you find such horses--or such men?
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading BOSWELL (_roused at last_).
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading The food of horses in England and of men in Scotland!
term of address for a man
From this reading Oatmeal, sir?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton DR JOHNSON.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And where, sir, will you find such horses--or such men?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton DR JOHNSON.
in or at the place that
From this reading And where, sir, will you find such horses--or such men?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And where, sir, will you find such horses--or such men?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And where, sir, will you find such horses--or such men?
Chapter 1 of The Right Stuff by Ian Hay holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 1 holds 412 sentences of The Right Stuff, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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