Chapter 5 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RADIO TELEPHONE. Back and forth through space they talked for quite a time. The boys were jubilant. The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact. But they didn't dream how much yet remained to be done.
Chapter 5 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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highly skilled
From this reading “The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact.”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact.”
plural of “inventor” — someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading “The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact.”
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading “The boys were jubilant.”
medium for communication
From this reading “THE RADIO TELEPHONE.”
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “Back and forth through space they talked for quite a time.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “THE RADIO TELEPHONE.”
medium for communication
From this reading “The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact.”
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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 Back and forth through space they talked for quite a time.
highly skilled
From this reading The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Back and forth through space they talked for quite a time.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back and forth through space they talked for quite a time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys were jubilant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they didn't dream how much yet remained to be done.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they didn't dream how much yet remained to be done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading But they didn't dream how much yet remained to be done.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading But they didn't dream how much yet remained to be done.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Back and forth through space they talked for quite a time.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Back and forth through space they talked for quite a time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they didn't dream how much yet remained to be done.
plural of “inventor” — someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact.
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading The boys were jubilant.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But they didn't dream how much yet remained to be done.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Back and forth through space they talked for quite a time.
medium for communication
From this reading THE RADIO TELEPHONE.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading But they didn't dream how much yet remained to be done.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Back and forth through space they talked for quite a time.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Back and forth through space they talked for quite a time.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading THE RADIO TELEPHONE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RADIO TELEPHONE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Back and forth through space they talked for quite a time.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Back and forth through space they talked for quite a time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Back and forth through space they talked for quite a time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boys were jubilant.
medium for communication
From this reading The despair of many inventors, the wireless or radio telephone appeared to be an accomplished fact.
but in spite of that
From this reading But they didn't dream how much yet remained to be done.
Chapter 5 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone by Richard Bonner holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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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