Chapter 7 of Secrets of Radar is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Secrets of Radar is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Three Secrets of Radar_ “Come on. Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her. “IT’s all quiet now.” This certainly was true, at least for the moment. There was the sound of air battles dying away in the distance.
Chapter 7 of Secrets of Radar is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “There was the sound of air battles dying away in the distance.”
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “There was the sound of air battles dying away in the distance.”
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading “Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading ““IT’s all quiet now.””
measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading “_Three Secrets of Radar_ “Come on.”
compelling immediate action
From this reading “Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.”
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 “Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.”
temporarily
In this reading “This certainly was true, at least for the moment.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.”
In this reading “There was the sound of air battles dying away in the distance.”
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.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There was the sound of air battles dying away in the distance.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “IT’s all quiet now.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This certainly was true, at least for the moment.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was the sound of air battles dying away in the distance.
plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading There was the sound of air battles dying away in the distance.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading This certainly was true, at least for the moment.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Three Secrets of Radar_ “Come on.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading There was the sound of air battles dying away in the distance.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading There was the sound of air battles dying away in the distance.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This certainly was true, at least for the moment.
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “IT’s all quiet now.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading This certainly was true, at least for the moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.
a particular point in time
From this reading This certainly was true, at least for the moment.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “IT’s all quiet now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Three Secrets of Radar_ “Come on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Three Secrets of Radar_ “Come on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “IT’s all quiet now.”
measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
From this reading _Three Secrets of Radar_ “Come on.
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading _Three Secrets of Radar_ “Come on.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There was the sound of air battles dying away in the distance.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This certainly was true, at least for the moment.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the sound of air battles dying away in the distance.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This certainly was true, at least for the moment.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _Three Secrets of Radar_ “Come on.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading This certainly was true, at least for the moment.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.
compelling immediate action
From this reading Let’s get out of here,” Gale exclaimed, as if some urgent need had suddenly pressed in upon her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This certainly was true, at least for the moment.
Chapter 7 of Secrets of Radar by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 7 holds 187 sentences of Secrets of Radar, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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