Chapter 3 of Radio Boys in the Flying Service is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Radio Boys in the Flying Service is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In Big Figures The man glared at him sullenly. “Aw nuttin’,” he snarled. “Can’t a guy even laugh widout you bulls buttin’ in?” “Don’t get gay now,” warned the chief. “It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.”
Chapter 3 of Radio Boys in the Flying Service is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading ““Can’t a guy even laugh widout you bulls buttin’ in?””
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading ““It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.””
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “In Big Figures The man glared at him sullenly.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading ““Don’t get gay now,” warned the chief.”
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading “In Big Figures The man glared at him sullenly.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading ““Can’t a guy even laugh widout you bulls buttin’ in?””
tangled in knots or snarls
From this reading ““Aw nuttin’,” he snarled.”
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading ““Don’t get gay now,” warned the chief.”
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a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought
In this reading ““It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.””
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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 “Can’t a guy even laugh widout you bulls buttin’ in?”
Having no one else present.
From this reading “It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In Big Figures The man glared at him sullenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aw nuttin’,” he snarled.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In Big Figures The man glared at him sullenly.
plural of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “Can’t a guy even laugh widout you bulls buttin’ in?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Can’t a guy even laugh widout you bulls buttin’ in?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Can’t a guy even laugh widout you bulls buttin’ in?”
a person who is in charge
From this reading “Don’t get gay now,” warned the chief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t get gay now,” warned the chief.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.”
divisible by two
From this reading “Can’t a guy even laugh widout you bulls buttin’ in?”
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading In Big Figures The man glared at him sullenly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “Don’t get gay now,” warned the chief.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Don’t get gay now,” warned the chief.
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading In Big Figures The man glared at him sullenly.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “Can’t a guy even laugh widout you bulls buttin’ in?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Aw nuttin’,” he snarled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In Big Figures The man glared at him sullenly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Big Figures The man glared at him sullenly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Can’t a guy even laugh widout you bulls buttin’ in?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In Big Figures The man glared at him sullenly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Don’t get gay now,” warned the chief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aw nuttin’,” he snarled.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.”
tangled in knots or snarls
From this reading “Aw nuttin’,” he snarled.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.”
in a sullen manner
From this reading In Big Figures The man glared at him sullenly.
express in words
From this reading “It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Big Figures The man glared at him sullenly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.”
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “Don’t get gay now,” warned the chief.
at the time that
From this reading “It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Can’t a guy even laugh widout you bulls buttin’ in?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It’ll be easier for you to tell me now than it will when I get you alone with me in the police station.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can’t a guy even laugh widout you bulls buttin’ in?”
Chapter 3 of Radio Boys in the Flying Service by J. W. Duffield holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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 3 holds 85 sentences of Radio Boys in the Flying Service, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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