Chapter 14 of The Motor Rangers' Wireless Station is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Motor Rangers' Wireless Station is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NAT A PRISONER. “Is he coming round, Seth?” These words in old Israel’s voice were Nat’s next conscious impression. They were coupled with the dousing in his face of a bucket of sea water. “He’s coming out of it all right, Pop,” was the rejoinder.
Chapter 14 of The Motor Rangers' Wireless Station is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading “They were coupled with the dousing in his face of a bucket of sea water.”
intentionally conceived
From this reading “These words in old Israel’s voice were Nat’s next conscious impression.”
joined together especially in a pair or pairs
From this reading “They were coupled with the dousing in his face of a bucket of sea water.”
the act of wetting something by submerging it
From this reading “They were coupled with the dousing in his face of a bucket of sea water.”
possessive form of “israel” — Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
bulge outward
From this reading ““He’s coming out of it all right, Pop,” was the rejoinder.”
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
From this reading ““He’s coming out of it all right, Pop,” was the rejoinder.”
(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading ““Is he coming round, Seth?””
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.
In this reading ““Is he coming round, Seth?””
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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 NAT A PRISONER.
(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 “He’s coming out of it all right, Pop,” was the rejoinder.
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading They were coupled with the dousing in his face of a bucket of sea water.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Is he coming round, Seth?”
intentionally conceived
From this reading These words in old Israel’s voice were Nat’s next conscious impression.
joined together especially in a pair or pairs
From this reading They were coupled with the dousing in his face of a bucket of sea water.
the act of wetting something by submerging it
From this reading They were coupled with the dousing in his face of a bucket of sea water.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading They were coupled with the dousing in his face of a bucket of sea water.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Is he coming round, Seth?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s coming out of it all right, Pop,” was the rejoinder.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were coupled with the dousing in his face of a bucket of sea water.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading These words in old Israel’s voice were Nat’s next conscious impression.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These words in old Israel’s voice were Nat’s next conscious impression.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is he coming round, Seth?”
possessive form of “israel” — Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
From this reading These words in old Israel’s voice were Nat’s next conscious impression.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He’s coming out of it all right, Pop,” was the rejoinder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NAT A PRISONER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These words in old Israel’s voice were Nat’s next conscious impression.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading These words in old Israel’s voice were Nat’s next conscious impression.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were coupled with the dousing in his face of a bucket of sea water.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading These words in old Israel’s voice were Nat’s next conscious impression.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “He’s coming out of it all right, Pop,” was the rejoinder.
bulge outward
From this reading “He’s coming out of it all right, Pop,” was the rejoinder.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading NAT A PRISONER.
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
From this reading “He’s coming out of it all right, Pop,” was the rejoinder.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “He’s coming out of it all right, Pop,” was the rejoinder.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Is he coming round, Seth?”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading They were coupled with the dousing in his face of a bucket of sea water.
(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading “Is he coming round, Seth?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were coupled with the dousing in his face of a bucket of sea water.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These words in old Israel’s voice were Nat’s next conscious impression.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were coupled with the dousing in his face of a bucket of sea water.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading These words in old Israel’s voice were Nat’s next conscious impression.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He’s coming out of it all right, Pop,” was the rejoinder.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading They were coupled with the dousing in his face of a bucket of sea water.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These words in old Israel’s voice were Nat’s next conscious impression.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were coupled with the dousing in his face of a bucket of sea water.
the words that are spoken
From this reading These words in old Israel’s voice were Nat’s next conscious impression.
Chapter 14 of The Motor Rangers' Wireless Station by John Henry Goldfrap holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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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