Chapter 19 of Radio Boys in the Secret Service is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Radio Boys in the Secret Service is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise. Several other men, including the professor and Carl, also were coming down. “I thought everybody except those rascals was asleep,” he said to Watson. “Not quite,” replied the operative. “We were expecting this.”
Chapter 19 of Radio Boys in the Secret Service is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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see with attention
From this reading “The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading ““We were expecting this.””
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.”
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading “Several other men, including the professor and Carl, also were coming down.”
being in force or having or exerting force
From this reading ““Not quite,” replied the operative.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “Several other men, including the professor and Carl, also were coming down.”
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading ““I thought everybody except those rascals was asleep,” he said to Watson.”
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading ““I thought everybody except those rascals was asleep,” he said to Watson.”
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 “Several other men, including the professor and Carl, also were coming down.”
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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 The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
in addition
From this reading Several other men, including the professor and Carl, also were coming down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “I thought everybody except those rascals was asleep,” he said to Watson.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
see with attention
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Several other men, including the professor and Carl, also were coming down.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Several other men, including the professor and Carl, also were coming down.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Several other men, including the professor and Carl, also were coming down.
every person
From this reading “I thought everybody except those rascals was asleep,” he said to Watson.
apart from; not including
From this reading “I thought everybody except those rascals was asleep,” he said to Watson.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “We were expecting this.”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I thought everybody except those rascals was asleep,” he said to Watson.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought everybody except those rascals was asleep,” he said to Watson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading Several other men, including the professor and Carl, also were coming down.
the force of workers available
From this reading Several other men, including the professor and Carl, also were coming down.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not quite,” replied the operative.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
being in force or having or exerting force
From this reading “Not quite,” replied the operative.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Several other men, including the professor and Carl, also were coming down.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Several other men, including the professor and Carl, also were coming down.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Not quite,” replied the operative.
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “I thought everybody except those rascals was asleep,” he said to Watson.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Not quite,” replied the operative.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I thought everybody except those rascals was asleep,” he said to Watson.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several other men, including the professor and Carl, also were coming down.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “We were expecting this.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I thought everybody except those rascals was asleep,” he said to Watson.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought everybody except those rascals was asleep,” he said to Watson.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The “Iceberglars” As they reached the foot of the steps, Guy heard a noise behind him and turned to behold a new surprise.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I thought everybody except those rascals was asleep,” he said to Watson.
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading “I thought everybody except those rascals was asleep,” he said to Watson.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We were expecting this.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several other men, including the professor and Carl, also were coming down.
Chapter 19 of Radio Boys in the Secret Service by J. W. Duffield holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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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