Chapter 6 of The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go. We'll camp right here at the portage. How is it, Knight?” “Good place, Duff, right on that point. Good wood, good landing.
Chapter 6 of The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “We'll camp right here at the portage.”
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.”
a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
From this reading ““Good place, Duff, right on that point.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.”
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading “How is it, Knight?””
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “Good wood, good landing.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.”
the cost of carrying or transporting
From this reading “We'll camp right here at the portage.”
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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 THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We'll camp right here at the portage.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.
a youthful male person
From this reading THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading We'll camp right here at the portage.
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.
a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
From this reading “Good place, Duff, right on that point.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good place, Duff, right on that point.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We'll camp right here at the portage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is it, Knight?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is it, Knight?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How is it, Knight?”
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading How is it, Knight?”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading Good wood, good landing.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Good place, Duff, right on that point.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Good place, Duff, right on that point.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “Good place, Duff, right on that point.
the cost of carrying or transporting
From this reading We'll camp right here at the portage.
precisely, exactly
From this reading We'll camp right here at the portage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Good place, Duff, right on that point.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading THE MEN OF THE NORTH “Fifty miles--not too bad, boy, not too bad for a one day's go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll camp right here at the portage.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Good wood, good landing.
Chapter 6 of The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land by Ralph Connor holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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