Chapter 23 of Radio Boys Loyalty is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of Radio Boys Loyalty is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GUS "Hey, fellow! What you do?" The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him. Gus stopped. "You shoot in these woods?" asked the man.
Chapter 23 of Radio Boys Loyalty is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a boy or man
From this reading “GUS "Hey, fellow!”
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading “GUS "Hey, fellow!”
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading “The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “"You shoot in these woods?" asked the man.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “Gus stopped.”
in the direction of
From this reading “The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.”
being five more than twenty
From this reading “The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “"You shoot in these woods?" asked the man.”
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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 voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You shoot in these woods?" asked the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
naturally having skin of a dark color
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What you do?"
a boy or man
From this reading GUS "Hey, fellow!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading GUS "Hey, fellow!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GUS "Hey, fellow!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You shoot in these woods?" asked the man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "You shoot in these woods?" asked the man.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Gus stopped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "You shoot in these woods?" asked the man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
in the direction of
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
being five more than twenty
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What you do?"
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "You shoot in these woods?" asked the man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What you do?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The voice came from among the pines, and Gus turned to see a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, of about twenty-five or more, coming toward him.
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