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Tom Slade with the Flying Corps
Tom Slade with the Flying Corps

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Tom Slade with the Flying Corps is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.
You should have gone by the Ridge road and you’d have been all right.”
Yes, and where would _you_ have landed if it hadn’t been forr me?”
Archer very properly replied.
You’d have been tearrin arround the sky and maybe got stranded on Marrs for all _I_ know.”
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tom Slade with the Flying Corps

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Tom Slade with the Flying Corps is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.
Line 2
You should have gone by the Ridge road and you’d have been all right.”
Line 3
Yes, and where would _you_ have landed if it hadn’t been forr me?”
Line 4
Archer very properly replied.
/ˈɑːrtʃər ˈveri ˈprɑːpərli rɪˈplaɪd/
Line 5
You’d have been tearrinarround the sky and maybe got stranded on Marrs for all _I_ know.”

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Archer noun US /ˈɑːrtʃər/

a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow

From this reading ““It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.”

consoling adjective US /kənˈsoʊlɪŋ/

affording comfort or solace

From this reading ““It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.”

landed adjective US /ˈlændəd/

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading ““Yes, and where would _you_ have landed if it hadn’t been forr me?””

properly adverb US /ˈprɑːpərli/

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

From this reading “Archer very properly replied.”

Ridge noun US /rɪdʒ/

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading ““You should have gone by the Ridge road and you’d have been all right.””

stranded adjective US /ˈstrændɪd/

cut off or left behind

From this reading ““You’d have been tearrin’ arround the sky and maybe got stranded on Marrs for all _I_ know.””

stuck adjective US /stʌk/

caught or fixed

From this reading ““It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.”

uttered adjective US /ˈʌtərd/

communicated in words

From this reading ““It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading “You should have gone by the Ridge road and you’d have been all right.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “You should have gone by the Ridge road and you’d have been all right.”

ArchernounUS /ˈɑːrtʃər/

a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

arround

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You’d have been tearrin’ arround the sky and maybe got stranded on Marrs for all _I_ know.”

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “You should have gone by the Ridge road and you’d have been all right.”

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “You should have gone by the Ridge road and you’d have been all right.”

consolingadjectiveUS /kənˈsoʊlɪŋ/

affording comfort or solace

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “You’d have been tearrin’ arround the sky and maybe got stranded on Marrs for all _I_ know.”

forr

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Yes, and where would _you_ have landed if it hadn’t been forr me?”

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading “You should have gone by the Ridge road and you’d have been all right.”

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “You’d have been tearrin’ arround the sky and maybe got stranded on Marrs for all _I_ know.”

hadn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Yes, and where would _you_ have landed if it hadn’t been forr me?”

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “You should have gone by the Ridge road and you’d have been all right.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “Yes, and where would _you_ have landed if it hadn’t been forr me?”

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “You’d have been tearrin’ arround the sky and maybe got stranded on Marrs for all _I_ know.”

landedadjectiveUS /ˈlændəd/

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading “Yes, and where would _you_ have landed if it hadn’t been forr me?”

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

Marrs

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You’d have been tearrin’ arround the sky and maybe got stranded on Marrs for all _I_ know.”

maybeadverbUS /ˈmeɪbi/

by chance

From this reading “You’d have been tearrin’ arround the sky and maybe got stranded on Marrs for all _I_ know.”

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Yes, and where would _you_ have landed if it hadn’t been forr me?”

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “You’d have been tearrin’ arround the sky and maybe got stranded on Marrs for all _I_ know.”

properlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːpərli/

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

From this reading Archer very properly replied.

repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading Archer very properly replied.

RidgenounUS /rɪdʒ/

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading “You should have gone by the Ridge road and you’d have been all right.”

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading “You should have gone by the Ridge road and you’d have been all right.”

roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading “You should have gone by the Ridge road and you’d have been all right.”

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading “You should have gone by the Ridge road and you’d have been all right.”

skynounUS /skaɪ/

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading “You’d have been tearrin’ arround the sky and maybe got stranded on Marrs for all _I_ know.”

Slade

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

strandedadjectiveUS /ˈstrændɪd/

cut off or left behind

From this reading “You’d have been tearrin’ arround the sky and maybe got stranded on Marrs for all _I_ know.”

stuckadjectiveUS /stʌk/

caught or fixed

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

tearrin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You’d have been tearrin’ arround the sky and maybe got stranded on Marrs for all _I_ know.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

utteredadjectiveUS /ˈʌtərd/

communicated in words

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Archer very properly replied.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading “Yes, and where would _you_ have landed if it hadn’t been forr me?”

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Yes, and where would _you_ have landed if it hadn’t been forr me?”

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading “Yes, and where would _you_ have landed if it hadn’t been forr me?”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

you'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It was just like you; I knew you’d get stuck,” were the consoling words which Slade uttered to Archer.

Chapter 11 of Tom Slade with the Flying Corps by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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.

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Chapter 11 holds 136 sentences of Tom Slade with the Flying Corps, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.

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