Chapter 13 of The Motor Rangers' Wireless Station is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Motor Rangers' Wireless Station is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRAPPED! “Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses. “Wall? What might you be wanting?” “That fellow you took on board in Whale Creek,” snapped out Nat decisively.
Chapter 13 of The Motor Rangers' Wireless Station is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading ““Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.”
with firmness
From this reading ““That fellow you took on board in Whale Creek,” snapped out Nat decisively.”
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading ““Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.”
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading ““Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.”
Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
From this reading ““Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.”
inflected form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading ““Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.”
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “TRAPPED!”
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading ““That fellow you took on board in Whale Creek,” snapped out Nat decisively.”
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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In this reading ““Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.”
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading ““That fellow you took on board in Whale Creek,” snapped out Nat decisively.”
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 with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What might you be wanting?”
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “That fellow you took on board in Whale Creek,” snapped out Nat decisively.
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading “Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “That fellow you took on board in Whale Creek,” snapped out Nat decisively.
with firmness
From this reading “That fellow you took on board in Whale Creek,” snapped out Nat decisively.
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading “Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.
a boy or man
From this reading “That fellow you took on board in Whale Creek,” snapped out Nat decisively.
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “That fellow you took on board in Whale Creek,” snapped out Nat decisively.
Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
From this reading “Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading What might you be wanting?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That fellow you took on board in Whale Creek,” snapped out Nat decisively.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “That fellow you took on board in Whale Creek,” snapped out Nat decisively.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “That fellow you took on board in Whale Creek,” snapped out Nat decisively.
inflected form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading “Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “That fellow you took on board in Whale Creek,” snapped out Nat decisively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That fellow you took on board in Whale Creek,” snapped out Nat decisively.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “That fellow you took on board in Whale Creek,” snapped out Nat decisively.
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading TRAPPED!
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.
nonexistent
From this reading What might you be wanting?”
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading “That fellow you took on board in Whale Creek,” snapped out Nat decisively.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What might you be wanting?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Wall?” hailed Israel, raising his bushy eyebrows, which overhung his steely-blue eyes like pent-houses.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What might you be wanting?”
Chapter 13 of The Motor Rangers' Wireless Station by John Henry Goldfrap holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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 13 holds 81 sentences of The Motor Rangers' Wireless Station, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The Motor Rangers' Wireless Station by John Henry Goldfrap exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 81 sentences, grouped into 17 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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