Chapter 11 of Radio Boys in the Secret Service is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Radio Boys in the Secret Service is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The Ship Is Sinking!” “Why, they’re gone! Where did they go so sudden!” Guy gazed helplessly at his companion. Glennon looked sharply here and there and along the promenade, while the other boy continued:
Chapter 11 of Radio Boys in the Secret Service is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Guy gazed helplessly at his companion.”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Guy gazed helplessly at his companion.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “Guy gazed helplessly at his companion.”
in a helpless manner
From this reading “Guy gazed helplessly at his companion.”
a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
From this reading “Glennon looked sharply here and there and along the promenade, while the other boy continued:”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “Glennon looked sharply here and there and along the promenade, while the other boy continued:”
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading ““The Ship Is Sinking!””
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “Where did they go so sudden!””
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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In this reading “Glennon looked sharply here and there and along the promenade, while the other boy continued:”
In this reading “Glennon looked sharply here and there and along the promenade, while the other boy continued:”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Glennon looked sharply here and there and along the promenade, while the other boy continued:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Glennon looked sharply here and there and along the promenade, while the other boy continued:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Guy gazed helplessly at his companion.
a youthful male person
From this reading Glennon looked sharply here and there and along the promenade, while the other boy continued:
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Guy gazed helplessly at his companion.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Glennon looked sharply here and there and along the promenade, while the other boy continued:
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where did they go so sudden!”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Guy gazed helplessly at his companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Glennon looked sharply here and there and along the promenade, while the other boy continued:
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Where did they go so sudden!”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Why, they’re gone!
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading Guy gazed helplessly at his companion.
in a helpless manner
From this reading Guy gazed helplessly at his companion.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Glennon looked sharply here and there and along the promenade, while the other boy continued:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Guy gazed helplessly at his companion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The Ship Is Sinking!”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Glennon looked sharply here and there and along the promenade, while the other boy continued:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Glennon looked sharply here and there and along the promenade, while the other boy continued:
a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
From this reading Glennon looked sharply here and there and along the promenade, while the other boy continued:
in an aggressive manner
From this reading Glennon looked sharply here and there and along the promenade, while the other boy continued:
transport commercially
From this reading “The Ship Is Sinking!”
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading “The Ship Is Sinking!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Where did they go so sudden!”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Where did they go so sudden!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Ship Is Sinking!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading Glennon looked sharply here and there and along the promenade, while the other boy continued:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where did they go so sudden!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, they’re gone!
in or at the place that
From this reading Where did they go so sudden!”
during the time that
From this reading Glennon looked sharply here and there and along the promenade, while the other boy continued:
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, they’re gone!
Chapter 11 of Radio Boys in the Secret Service by J. W. Duffield holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 11 holds 207 sentences of Radio Boys in the Secret Service, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Radio Boys in the Secret Service by J. W. Duffield exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 207 sentences, grouped into 42 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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