Chapter 5 of You're on the Air is here in full — 694 sentences across 139 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of You're on the Air is here in full — 694 sentences across 139 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The name,” Joe Carlin said bitterly, “is sucker. My name, Amby.” He knew now that he should have asked what FKIP paid for cutting a platter. “I shouldn’t have taken fifty dollars for granted.” Ambrose Carver was aghast.
Chapter 5 of You're on the Air is here in full — 694 sentences across 139 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “Ambrose Carver was aghast.”
(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan
From this reading “Ambrose Carver was aghast.”
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading ““The name,” Joe Carlin said bitterly, “is sucker.”
United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
From this reading “Ambrose Carver was aghast.”
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading “He knew now that he should have asked what FKIP paid for cutting a platter.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading ““I shouldn’t have taken fifty dollars for granted.””
a large shallow dish used for serving food
From this reading “He knew now that he should have asked what FKIP paid for cutting a platter.”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading ““The name,” Joe Carlin said bitterly, “is sucker.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““I shouldn’t have taken fifty dollars for granted.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He knew now that he should have asked what FKIP paid for cutting a platter.
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading Ambrose Carver was aghast.
(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan
From this reading Ambrose Carver was aghast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My name, Amby.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He knew now that he should have asked what FKIP paid for cutting a platter.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “The name,” Joe Carlin said bitterly, “is sucker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The name,” Joe Carlin said bitterly, “is sucker.
United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
From this reading Ambrose Carver was aghast.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading He knew now that he should have asked what FKIP paid for cutting a platter.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “I shouldn’t have taken fifty dollars for granted.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “I shouldn’t have taken fifty dollars for granted.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew now that he should have asked what FKIP paid for cutting a platter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He knew now that he should have asked what FKIP paid for cutting a platter.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “I shouldn’t have taken fifty dollars for granted.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He knew now that he should have asked what FKIP paid for cutting a platter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew now that he should have asked what FKIP paid for cutting a platter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shouldn’t have taken fifty dollars for granted.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The name,” Joe Carlin said bitterly, “is sucker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The name,” Joe Carlin said bitterly, “is sucker.
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 He knew now that he should have asked what FKIP paid for cutting a platter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My name, Amby.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “The name,” Joe Carlin said bitterly, “is sucker.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He knew now that he should have asked what FKIP paid for cutting a platter.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading He knew now that he should have asked what FKIP paid for cutting a platter.
a large shallow dish used for serving food
From this reading He knew now that he should have asked what FKIP paid for cutting a platter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The name,” Joe Carlin said bitterly, “is sucker.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He knew now that he should have asked what FKIP paid for cutting a platter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shouldn’t have taken fifty dollars for granted.”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “The name,” Joe Carlin said bitterly, “is sucker.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “I shouldn’t have taken fifty dollars for granted.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew now that he should have asked what FKIP paid for cutting a platter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The name,” Joe Carlin said bitterly, “is sucker.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ambrose Carver was aghast.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He knew now that he should have asked what FKIP paid for cutting a platter.
Chapter 5 of You're on the Air by William Heyliger holds 694 sentences, grouped into 139 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 5 holds 694 sentences of You're on the Air, unabridged, divided into 139 reading sections.
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