Chapter 32 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXII
Chapter 32 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECRET AT LAST. Mysteries are always uncomfortable. As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them. Even the boys' two elders looked grave. The presence of a man on the island was almost inexplicable.
Chapter 32 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 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.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them.”
plural of “elder” — a person who is older than you are
From this reading “Even the boys' two elders looked grave.”
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading “The presence of a man on the island was almost inexplicable.”
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “Mysteries are always uncomfortable.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them.”
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading “As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them.”
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading “As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them.”
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading “Mysteries are always uncomfortable.”
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 The presence of a man on the island was almost inexplicable.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The presence of a man on the island was almost inexplicable.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Mysteries are always uncomfortable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mysteries are always uncomfortable.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SECRET AT LAST.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Even the boys' two elders looked grave.
someone who is a detective
From this reading As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them.
plural of “elder” — a person who is older than you are
From this reading Even the boys' two elders looked grave.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the boys' two elders looked grave.
death of a person
From this reading Even the boys' two elders looked grave.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them.
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading The presence of a man on the island was almost inexplicable.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The presence of a man on the island was almost inexplicable.
a small worthless amount
From this reading As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them.
immediately past
From this reading THE SECRET AT LAST.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The presence of a man on the island was almost inexplicable.
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Mysteries are always uncomfortable.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them.
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The presence of a man on the island was almost inexplicable.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The presence of a man on the island was almost inexplicable.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading The presence of a man on the island was almost inexplicable.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET AT LAST.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET AT LAST.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them.
male cat
From this reading As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Even the boys' two elders looked grave.
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading Mysteries are always uncomfortable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The presence of a man on the island was almost inexplicable.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Jack proceeded with his narrative, Dick and Tom looked nervously about them.
Chapter 32 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone by Richard Bonner holds 80 sentences, grouped into 16 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 32 holds 80 sentences of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 32 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone by Richard Bonner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 80 sentences, grouped into 16 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 16 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 16 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 32 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 The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone by Richard Bonner on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2971 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #13783 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #13783, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 247 minutes of reading across 595 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 35 chapters of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone 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 The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
