Chapter 19 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THROUGH THE AIR. For the fraction of a second the faculties of both boys were paralyzed. A tingling sensation was in their limbs. Jack was the first to recover his wits. He snatched his hands from his eyes and seized the wheel.
Chapter 19 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading “For the fraction of a second the faculties of both boys were paralyzed.”
a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
From this reading “For the fraction of a second the faculties of both boys were paralyzed.”
affected with paralysis
From this reading “For the fraction of a second the faculties of both boys were paralyzed.”
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “Jack was the first to recover his wits.”
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading “He snatched his hands from his eyes and seized the wheel.”
exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements
From this reading “A tingling sensation was in their limbs.”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “He snatched his hands from his eyes and seized the wheel.”
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading “Jack was the first to recover his wits.”
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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 For the fraction of a second the faculties of both boys were paralyzed.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He snatched his hands from his eyes and seized the wheel.
the two together, not just one
From this reading For the fraction of a second the faculties of both boys were paralyzed.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading For the fraction of a second the faculties of both boys were paralyzed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He snatched his hands from his eyes and seized the wheel.
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading For the fraction of a second the faculties of both boys were paralyzed.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Jack was the first to recover his wits.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the fraction of a second the faculties of both boys were paralyzed.
a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
From this reading For the fraction of a second the faculties of both boys were paralyzed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He snatched his hands from his eyes and seized the wheel.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He snatched his hands from his eyes and seized the wheel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He snatched his hands from his eyes and seized the wheel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack was the first to recover his wits.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A tingling sensation was in their limbs.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack was the first to recover his wits.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading A tingling sensation was in their limbs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the fraction of a second the faculties of both boys were paralyzed.
affected with paralysis
From this reading For the fraction of a second the faculties of both boys were paralyzed.
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Jack was the first to recover his wits.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For the fraction of a second the faculties of both boys were paralyzed.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading He snatched his hands from his eyes and seized the wheel.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading A tingling sensation was in their limbs.
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading He snatched his hands from his eyes and seized the wheel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A tingling sensation was in their limbs.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR.
exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements
From this reading A tingling sensation was in their limbs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack was the first to recover his wits.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A tingling sensation was in their limbs.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For the fraction of a second the faculties of both boys were paralyzed.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading He snatched his hands from his eyes and seized the wheel.
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading Jack was the first to recover his wits.
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