Chapter 12 of The Golden Boys Rescued by Radio is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Golden Boys Rescued by Radio is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLANS “All right. Don’t shoot, I’ll come down.” “No one’s going to shoot you,” Jack laughed as he gave Bob another shake. “Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed. “Say, what’s the big idea?”
Chapter 12 of The Golden Boys Rescued by Radio is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading ““Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading ““Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““No one’s going to shoot you,” Jack laughed as he gave Bob another shake.”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading ““Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “PLANS “All right.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading ““No one’s going to shoot you,” Jack laughed as he gave Bob another shake.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “Don’t shoot, I’ll come down.””
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading ““Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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a man who is very old
In this reading ““Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Don’t shoot, I’ll come down.””
In this reading ““Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 PLANS “All right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “No one’s going to shoot you,” Jack laughed as he gave Bob another shake.
past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading “Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “No one’s going to shoot you,” Jack laughed as he gave Bob another shake.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Say, what’s the big idea?”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “No one’s going to shoot you,” Jack laughed as he gave Bob another shake.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Don’t shoot, I’ll come down.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t shoot, I’ll come down.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Don’t shoot, I’ll come down.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “No one’s going to shoot you,” Jack laughed as he gave Bob another shake.
the act of departing
From this reading “No one’s going to shoot you,” Jack laughed as he gave Bob another shake.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No one’s going to shoot you,” Jack laughed as he gave Bob another shake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t shoot, I’ll come down.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Say, what’s the big idea?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “No one’s going to shoot you,” Jack laughed as he gave Bob another shake.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “No one’s going to shoot you,” Jack laughed as he gave Bob another shake.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.
not any; not one
From this reading “No one’s going to shoot you,” Jack laughed as he gave Bob another shake.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No one’s going to shoot you,” Jack laughed as he gave Bob another shake.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading PLANS “All right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading PLANS “All right.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.
express in words
From this reading “Say, what’s the big idea?”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “No one’s going to shoot you,” Jack laughed as he gave Bob another shake.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading Don’t shoot, I’ll come down.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Say, what’s the big idea?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No one’s going to shoot you,” Jack laughed as he gave Bob another shake.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Awful sorry to wake you up, old man,” he apologized as Bob finally got his eyes open and sat up in bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, what’s the big idea?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No one’s going to shoot you,” Jack laughed as he gave Bob another shake.
Chapter 12 of The Golden Boys Rescued by Radio by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman holds 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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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