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Chapter 10 of The Motor Rangers' Wireless Station is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MORE BAD LUCK. “Oh, thunderation!” It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor. An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission. Down the speaking tube came an impatient query.
Chapter 10 of The Motor Rangers' Wireless Station is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission.”
the noise made by a bell
From this reading “It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.”
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading “An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.”
a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
an instance of questioning
From this reading “Down the speaking tube came an impatient query.”
for a limited time only; not permanently
From this reading “An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission.”
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading “Down the speaking tube came an impatient query.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
In this reading “MORE BAD LUCK.”
a tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to another
In this reading “Down the speaking tube came an impatient query.”
In this reading “It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.”
a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located
In this reading “It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.”
stem the flow of
In this reading “It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.”
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 It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading MORE BAD LUCK.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Down the speaking tube came an impatient query.
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission.
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
the noise made by a bell
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down the speaking tube came an impatient query.
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading Down the speaking tube came an impatient query.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading MORE BAD LUCK.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE BAD LUCK.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
From this reading An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, thunderation!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission.
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission.
an instance of questioning
From this reading Down the speaking tube came an impatient query.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Down the speaking tube came an impatient query.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
for a limited time only; not permanently
From this reading An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
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From this reading “Oh, thunderation!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading Down the speaking tube came an impatient query.
communicated in words
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
which person or people
From this reading It was Ding-dong who uttered the exclamation as a sharp crack sounded in the engine room and he sprang forward to shut off the motor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading An eccentric band had snapped with a report like a pistol, and the _Nomad_ was temporarily out of commission.
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