Chapter 1 of You Don't Walk Alone is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of You Don't Walk Alone is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish! A Joke? Illusion? Possibly, unless, of course-- It wasn't my idea--I wasn't the first one to think of it. It started with John Kelley, who passed the idea on to me.
Chapter 1 of You Don't Walk Alone is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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moving swiftly
From this reading “You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!”
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading “Illusion?”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “A Joke?”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!”
by chance
From this reading “Possibly, unless, of course-- It wasn't my idea--I wasn't the first one to think of it.”
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading “You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!”
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading “You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!”
plural of “saucer” — something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
From this reading “You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!”
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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keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “Possibly, unless, of course-- It wasn't my idea--I wasn't the first one to think of it.”
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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 A Joke?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!
(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've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Possibly, unless, of course-- It wasn't my idea--I wasn't the first one to think of it.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Possibly, unless, of course-- It wasn't my idea--I wasn't the first one to think of it.
moving swiftly
From this reading You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Possibly, unless, of course-- It wasn't my idea--I wasn't the first one to think of it.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Possibly, unless, of course-- It wasn't my idea--I wasn't the first one to think of it.
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading Illusion?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Possibly, unless, of course-- It wasn't my idea--I wasn't the first one to think of it.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading It started with John Kelley, who passed the idea on to me.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading A Joke?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It started with John Kelley, who passed the idea on to me.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It started with John Kelley, who passed the idea on to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Possibly, unless, of course-- It wasn't my idea--I wasn't the first one to think of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Possibly, unless, of course-- It wasn't my idea--I wasn't the first one to think of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It started with John Kelley, who passed the idea on to me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Possibly, unless, of course-- It wasn't my idea--I wasn't the first one to think of it.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It started with John Kelley, who passed the idea on to me.
by chance
From this reading Possibly, unless, of course-- It wasn't my idea--I wasn't the first one to think of it.
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!
plural of “saucer” — something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
From this reading You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It started with John Kelley, who passed the idea on to me.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Possibly, unless, of course-- It wasn't my idea--I wasn't the first one to think of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Possibly, unless, of course-- It wasn't my idea--I wasn't the first one to think of it.
except if; if not
From this reading Possibly, unless, of course-- It wasn't my idea--I wasn't the first one to think of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Possibly, unless, of course-- It wasn't my idea--I wasn't the first one to think of it.
which person or people
From this reading It started with John Kelley, who passed the idea on to me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It started with John Kelley, who passed the idea on to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've heard reports about strange lights in the sky--flying saucers and all that rubbish!
Chapter 1 of You Don't Walk Alone by Frank M. Robinson holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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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