Chapter 20 of The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREAT NEWS "Well, Sergeants, how are you?" Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around. "Corporals, you mean, Lieutenant," Jerry corrected. "No, I thought I meant sergeants," the lieutenant repeated. "In fact, I'm quite sure I did."
Chapter 20 of The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “"Corporals, you mean, Lieutenant," Jerry corrected.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.”
-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “"Corporals, you mean, Lieutenant," Jerry corrected.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.”
plural of “sergeant” — any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “THE GREAT NEWS "Well, Sergeants, how are you?"”
past form of “swerve” — turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading “Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE GREAT NEWS "Well, Sergeants, how are you?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.
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From this reading "Corporals, you mean, Lieutenant," Jerry corrected.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading "Corporals, you mean, Lieutenant," Jerry corrected.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "In fact, I'm quite sure I did."
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "In fact, I'm quite sure I did."
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.
-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT NEWS "Well, Sergeants, how are you?"
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREAT NEWS "Well, Sergeants, how are you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I thought I meant sergeants," the lieutenant repeated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In fact, I'm quite sure I did."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In fact, I'm quite sure I did."
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading "Corporals, you mean, Lieutenant," Jerry corrected.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Corporals, you mean, Lieutenant," Jerry corrected.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "No, I thought I meant sergeants," the lieutenant repeated.
information about recent and important events
From this reading THE GREAT NEWS "Well, Sergeants, how are you?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I thought I meant sergeants," the lieutenant repeated.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "In fact, I'm quite sure I did."
recurring again and again
From this reading "No, I thought I meant sergeants," the lieutenant repeated.
plural of “sergeant” — any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading THE GREAT NEWS "Well, Sergeants, how are you?"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "In fact, I'm quite sure I did."
past form of “swerve” — turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT NEWS "Well, Sergeants, how are you?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "No, I thought I meant sergeants," the lieutenant repeated.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lieutenant Mackinson greeted them, as he and Frank came galloping up and swerved their horses around.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE GREAT NEWS "Well, Sergeants, how are you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE GREAT NEWS "Well, Sergeants, how are you?"
Chapter 20 of The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service by James R. Driscoll holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 20 holds 412 sentences of The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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