Chapter 34 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRIUMPH. It was midnight. The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber. Through the woods came three creeping, cautious figures. Each carried a spade and a sack.
Chapter 34 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “appearance” — outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.”
showing careful forethought
From this reading “Through the woods came three creeping, cautious figures.”
free from clouds
From this reading “The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.”
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “Through the woods came three creeping, cautious figures.”
plural of “inventor” — someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading “The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.”
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading “Each carried a spade and a sack.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.”
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading “Each carried a spade and a sack.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
(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 The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
plural of “appearance” — outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
a youthful male person
From this reading The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Through the woods came three creeping, cautious figures.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Each carried a spade and a sack.
showing careful forethought
From this reading Through the woods came three creeping, cautious figures.
free from clouds
From this reading The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading Through the woods came three creeping, cautious figures.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each carried a spade and a sack.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Through the woods came three creeping, cautious figures.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
plural of “inventor” — someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was midnight.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It was midnight.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading Each carried a spade and a sack.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading Each carried a spade and a sack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Through the woods came three creeping, cautious figures.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the woods came three creeping, cautious figures.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading TRIUMPH.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was midnight.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Through the woods came three creeping, cautious figures.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading The moon rode high in a cloudless sky, and the camp of the Boy Inventors, to all appearances, was wrapped in slumber.
Chapter 34 of The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone by Richard Bonner holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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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