Chapter 27 of Radio Boys Loyalty is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of Radio Boys Loyalty is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat. We don't want them to catch us off guard." "I'll stand watch," said the girl. "The slightest intimation----" "Good. Let's look at that power plant," demanded Bill.
Chapter 27 of Radio Boys Loyalty is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
aimlessly drifting
From this reading “UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.”
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 “UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.”
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.”
an indirect suggestion
From this reading “"The slightest intimation----" "Good.”
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading “Let's look at that power plant," demanded Bill.”
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading “"The slightest intimation----" "Good.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
aimlessly drifting
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let's look at that power plant," demanded Bill.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Let's look at that power plant," demanded Bill.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading We don't want them to catch us off guard."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Let's look at that power plant," demanded Bill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We don't want them to catch us off guard."
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
start firing a weapon
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
a young female
From this reading "I'll stand watch," said the girl.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "The slightest intimation----" "Good.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading We don't want them to catch us off guard."
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 UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll stand watch," said the girl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading "The slightest intimation----" "Good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's look at that power plant," demanded Bill.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Let's look at that power plant," demanded Bill.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We don't want them to catch us off guard."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading Let's look at that power plant," demanded Bill.
by chance
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Let's look at that power plant," demanded Bill.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll stand watch," said the girl.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading "The slightest intimation----" "Good.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "I'll stand watch," said the girl.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'll stand watch," said the girl.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We don't want them to catch us off guard."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We don't want them to catch us off guard."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We don't want them to catch us off guard."
look attentively
From this reading "I'll stand watch," said the girl.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We don't want them to catch us off guard."
in the company of; together with
From this reading UNDER FIRE "I have a hunch," put in Gus, "that those fellows may come back any minute, possibly with some means, or hoping to get this boat afloat.
Chapter 27 of Radio Boys Loyalty by Wayne Whipple holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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 27 holds 65 sentences of Radio Boys Loyalty, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 27 of Radio Boys Loyalty by Wayne Whipple exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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.
Work through the 13 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 13 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 27 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Radio Boys Loyalty by Wayne Whipple on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2518 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #25753 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #25753, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 209 minutes of reading across 504 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Radio Boys Loyalty section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 30 chapters of Radio Boys Loyalty to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Radio Boys Loyalty, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
