Chapter 20 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VAULTING TO THE RESCUE. "What awful luck," muttered Tom. "Isn't there any way we can get by?" inquired the doctor anxiously. "It's important that I should reach Mr. Chadwick as soon as possible." Jack made no reply, but bent over the gas-valve.
Chapter 20 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “"Isn't there any way we can get by?" inquired the doctor anxiously.”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “"What awful luck," muttered Tom.”
of great significance or value
From this reading “"It's important that I should reach Mr. Chadwick as soon as possible."”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “"Isn't there any way we can get by?" inquired the doctor anxiously.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “"What awful luck," muttered Tom.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"What awful luck," muttered Tom.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “VAULTING TO THE RESCUE.”
(architecture) a vaulted structure
From this reading “VAULTING TO THE RESCUE.”
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "Isn't there any way we can get by?" inquired the doctor anxiously.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Isn't there any way we can get by?" inquired the doctor anxiously.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's important that I should reach Mr. Chadwick as soon as possible."
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "What awful luck," muttered Tom.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Jack made no reply, but bent over the gas-valve.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jack made no reply, but bent over the gas-valve.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Isn't there any way we can get by?" inquired the doctor anxiously.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Isn't there any way we can get by?" inquired the doctor anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's important that I should reach Mr. Chadwick as soon as possible."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Isn't there any way we can get by?" inquired the doctor anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack made no reply, but bent over the gas-valve.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Isn't there any way we can get by?" inquired the doctor anxiously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's important that I should reach Mr. Chadwick as soon as possible."
of great significance or value
From this reading "It's important that I should reach Mr. Chadwick as soon as possible."
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Isn't there any way we can get by?" inquired the doctor anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't there any way we can get by?" inquired the doctor anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's important that I should reach Mr. Chadwick as soon as possible."
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack made no reply, but bent over the gas-valve.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "What awful luck," muttered Tom.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Jack made no reply, but bent over the gas-valve.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "It's important that I should reach Mr. Chadwick as soon as possible."
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "What awful luck," muttered Tom.
not any; not one
From this reading Jack made no reply, but bent over the gas-valve.
above and across; more than
From this reading Jack made no reply, but bent over the gas-valve.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "It's important that I should reach Mr. Chadwick as soon as possible."
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "It's important that I should reach Mr. Chadwick as soon as possible."
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Jack made no reply, but bent over the gas-valve.
free from harm or evil
From this reading VAULTING TO THE RESCUE.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "It's important that I should reach Mr. Chadwick as soon as possible."
in the near future
From this reading "It's important that I should reach Mr. Chadwick as soon as possible."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's important that I should reach Mr. Chadwick as soon as possible."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VAULTING TO THE RESCUE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Isn't there any way we can get by?" inquired the doctor anxiously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VAULTING TO THE RESCUE.
male cat
From this reading "What awful luck," muttered Tom.
(architecture) a vaulted structure
From this reading VAULTING TO THE RESCUE.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Isn't there any way we can get by?" inquired the doctor anxiously.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Isn't there any way we can get by?" inquired the doctor anxiously.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What awful luck," muttered Tom.
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