Chapter 10 of The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRANCE “France, sunny France!” The tone carried concentrated bitterness and disgust. “One cursed fraud after another in this war.” “Cheer up!” said Barry. “There's worse to come--perhaps better.
Chapter 10 of The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “The tone carried concentrated bitterness and disgust.”
give encouragement to
From this reading ““Cheer up!” said Barry.”
gathered together or made less diffuse
From this reading “The tone carried concentrated bitterness and disgust.”
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading ““One cursed fraud after another in this war.””
fill with distaste
From this reading “The tone carried concentrated bitterness and disgust.”
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “FRANCE “France, sunny France!””
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading ““One cursed fraud after another in this war.””
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “FRANCE “France, sunny France!””
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later than; following
From this reading “One cursed fraud after another in this war.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tone carried concentrated bitterness and disgust.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “One cursed fraud after another in this war.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Cheer up!” said Barry.
(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 “There's worse to come--perhaps better.
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading The tone carried concentrated bitterness and disgust.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The tone carried concentrated bitterness and disgust.
give encouragement to
From this reading “Cheer up!” said Barry.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “There's worse to come--perhaps better.
gathered together or made less diffuse
From this reading The tone carried concentrated bitterness and disgust.
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading “One cursed fraud after another in this war.”
fill with distaste
From this reading The tone carried concentrated bitterness and disgust.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading FRANCE “France, sunny France!”
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading “One cursed fraud after another in this war.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “One cursed fraud after another in this war.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One cursed fraud after another in this war.”
by chance
From this reading “There's worse to come--perhaps better.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Cheer up!” said Barry.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading FRANCE “France, sunny France!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tone carried concentrated bitterness and disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There's worse to come--perhaps better.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “One cursed fraud after another in this war.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There's worse to come--perhaps better.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading The tone carried concentrated bitterness and disgust.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Cheer up!” said Barry.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “One cursed fraud after another in this war.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “There's worse to come--perhaps better.
Chapter 10 of The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land by Ralph Connor holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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 385 sentences of The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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