Chapter 10 of The Boys of the Wireless is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Boys of the Wireless is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement: “Overheard what you said, so—how much do you want?” Tom only smiled. The idea of a money offer from Harry was amusing. Ben assumed a mock gravity of manner with the words:
Chapter 10 of The Boys of the Wireless is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading “The idea of a money offer from Harry was amusing.”
a formal public statement
From this reading “Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:”
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “Ben assumed a mock gravity of manner with the words:”
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading “Ben assumed a mock gravity of manner with the words:”
treat with contempt
From this reading “Ben assumed a mock gravity of manner with the words:”
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading ““Overheard what you said, so—how much do you want?””
caught or fixed
From this reading “Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:”
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In this reading “Ben assumed a mock gravity of manner with the words:”
In this reading “Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:”
In this reading “Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:”
In this reading “Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:”
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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 idea of a money offer from Harry was amusing.
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading The idea of a money offer from Harry was amusing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:
a formal public statement
From this reading Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading Ben assumed a mock gravity of manner with the words:
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Ben assumed a mock gravity of manner with the words:
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Overheard what you said, so—how much do you want?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The idea of a money offer from Harry was amusing.
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading Ben assumed a mock gravity of manner with the words:
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Overheard what you said, so—how much do you want?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The idea of a money offer from Harry was amusing.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Ben assumed a mock gravity of manner with the words:
treat with contempt
From this reading Ben assumed a mock gravity of manner with the words:
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The idea of a money offer from Harry was amusing.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Overheard what you said, so—how much do you want?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The idea of a money offer from Harry was amusing.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading The idea of a money offer from Harry was amusing.
and nothing more
From this reading Tom only smiled.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading “Overheard what you said, so—how much do you want?”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Overheard what you said, so—how much do you want?”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Tom only smiled.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Overheard what you said, so—how much do you want?”
caught or fixed
From this reading Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:
male cat
From this reading Tom only smiled.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Overheard what you said, so—how much do you want?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The idea of a money offer from Harry was amusing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Overheard what you said, so—how much do you want?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harry Ashley stuck his head up through the trap opening, and climbed into the room with the announcement:
the words that are spoken
From this reading Ben assumed a mock gravity of manner with the words:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Overheard what you said, so—how much do you want?”
Chapter 10 of The Boys of the Wireless by Frank V. Webster holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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 10 holds 165 sentences of The Boys of the Wireless, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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