Chapter 3 of Fire at Red Lake: Sandy Steele Adventures #4 is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Fire at Red Lake: Sandy Steele Adventures #4 is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Russ laughed. “I’m afraid this operation calls for a loose formation, Jerry. Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men. That will keep us within easy hailing distance of each other. I’ll be on the right flank with one of the Geiger counters.
Chapter 3 of Fire at Red Lake: Sandy Steele Adventures #4 is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “counter” — table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading “I’ll be on the right flank with one of the Geiger counters.”
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading “I’ll be on the right flank with one of the Geiger counters.”
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
From this reading ““I’m afraid this operation calls for a loose formation, Jerry.”
German physicist who developed the Geiger counter (1882-1945)
From this reading “I’ll be on the right flank with one of the Geiger counters.”
-ing form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “That will keep us within easy hailing distance of each other.”
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading “Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.”
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading “Russ laughed.”
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In this reading “Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.”
In this reading “That will keep us within easy hailing distance of each other.”
In this reading “Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.”
In this reading “Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.”
In this reading “Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.”
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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 “I’m afraid this operation calls for a loose formation, Jerry.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I’m afraid this operation calls for a loose formation, Jerry.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I’ll be on the right flank with one of the Geiger counters.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “I’m afraid this operation calls for a loose formation, Jerry.
plural of “counter” — table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading I’ll be on the right flank with one of the Geiger counters.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading That will keep us within easy hailing distance of each other.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading That will keep us within easy hailing distance of each other.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading I’ll be on the right flank with one of the Geiger counters.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I’m afraid this operation calls for a loose formation, Jerry.
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
From this reading “I’m afraid this operation calls for a loose formation, Jerry.
German physicist who developed the Geiger counter (1882-1945)
From this reading I’ll be on the right flank with one of the Geiger counters.
-ing form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading That will keep us within easy hailing distance of each other.
ten 10s
From this reading Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.
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From this reading I’ll be on the right flank with one of the Geiger counters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m afraid this operation calls for a loose formation, Jerry.
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “I’m afraid this operation calls for a loose formation, Jerry.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading That will keep us within easy hailing distance of each other.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Russ laughed.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “I’m afraid this operation calls for a loose formation, Jerry.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.
the force of workers available
From this reading Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I’ll be on the right flank with one of the Geiger counters.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I’ll be on the right flank with one of the Geiger counters.
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading “I’m afraid this operation calls for a loose formation, Jerry.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading That will keep us within easy hailing distance of each other.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I’ll be on the right flank with one of the Geiger counters.
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading Russ laughed.
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That will keep us within easy hailing distance of each other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I’ll be on the right flank with one of the Geiger counters.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I’m afraid this operation calls for a loose formation, Jerry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That will keep us within easy hailing distance of each other.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Suppose we maintain an interval of about fifteen hundred feet between each two men.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That will keep us within easy hailing distance of each other.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I’ll be on the right flank with one of the Geiger counters.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading That will keep us within easy hailing distance of each other.
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