Chapter 10 of Radio Boys Loyalty is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Radio Boys Loyalty is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform. Suddenly Tony stopped and held up his hand for silence. "You must not--ah, applaud to me for this speaking. I have the inspire to do it, yes, but not the words entire. So it is my friend Brown who set me correct on the words and the speeching.
Chapter 10 of Radio Boys Loyalty is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
From this reading “"You must not--ah, applaud to me for this speaking.”
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading “A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.”
make right or correct
From this reading “So it is my friend Brown who set me correct on the words and the speeching.”
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading “I have the inspire to do it, yes, but not the words entire.”
heighten or intensify
From this reading “I have the inspire to do it, yes, but not the words entire.”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.”
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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 A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You must not--ah, applaud to me for this speaking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly Tony stopped and held up his hand for silence.
clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
From this reading "You must not--ah, applaud to me for this speaking.
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading So it is my friend Brown who set me correct on the words and the speeching.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have the inspire to do it, yes, but not the words entire.
make right or correct
From this reading So it is my friend Brown who set me correct on the words and the speeching.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I have the inspire to do it, yes, but not the words entire.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading I have the inspire to do it, yes, but not the words entire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Suddenly Tony stopped and held up his hand for silence.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading So it is my friend Brown who set me correct on the words and the speeching.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Suddenly Tony stopped and held up his hand for silence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have the inspire to do it, yes, but not the words entire.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Suddenly Tony stopped and held up his hand for silence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly Tony stopped and held up his hand for silence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have the inspire to do it, yes, but not the words entire.
heighten or intensify
From this reading I have the inspire to do it, yes, but not the words entire.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So it is my friend Brown who set me correct on the words and the speeching.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have the inspire to do it, yes, but not the words entire.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.
a boy or man
From this reading A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.
go away from a place
From this reading A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You must not--ah, applaud to me for this speaking.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must not--ah, applaud to me for this speaking.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So it is my friend Brown who set me correct on the words and the speeching.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You must not--ah, applaud to me for this speaking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So it is my friend Brown who set me correct on the words and the speeching.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So it is my friend Brown who set me correct on the words and the speeching.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Suddenly Tony stopped and held up his hand for silence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it is my friend Brown who set me correct on the words and the speeching.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "You must not--ah, applaud to me for this speaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So it is my friend Brown who set me correct on the words and the speeching.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Suddenly Tony stopped and held up his hand for silence.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly Tony stopped and held up his hand for silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You must not--ah, applaud to me for this speaking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly Tony stopped and held up his hand for silence.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Suddenly Tony stopped and held up his hand for silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MESSAGE A round of applause was given the Italian lad as he was about to leave the platform.
which person or people
From this reading So it is my friend Brown who set me correct on the words and the speeching.
the words that are spoken
From this reading I have the inspire to do it, yes, but not the words entire.
an affirmative
From this reading I have the inspire to do it, yes, but not the words entire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must not--ah, applaud to me for this speaking.
Chapter 10 of Radio Boys Loyalty by Wayne Whipple holds 52 sentences, grouped into 11 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 10 holds 52 sentences of Radio Boys Loyalty, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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