Chapter 4 of The Radio Boys at the Sending Station is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Radio Boys at the Sending Station is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE WIRELESS STATION "Why, it's this way," explained Larry. "We are vaudeville performers. Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach. Whenever he appears, he just knocks them off their seats. He's a riot."
Chapter 4 of The Radio Boys at the Sending Station is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “Whenever he appears, he just knocks them off their seats.”
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading “Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.”
plural of “performer” — an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
From this reading “"We are vaudeville performers.”
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading “He's a riot."”
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading “Whenever he appears, he just knocks them off their seats.”
an asset of special worth or utility
From this reading “Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.”
a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.
From this reading “"We are vaudeville performers.”
medium for communication
From this reading “AT THE WIRELESS STATION "Why, it's this way," explained Larry.”
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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 Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Whenever he appears, he just knocks them off their seats.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are vaudeville performers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE WIRELESS STATION "Why, it's this way," explained Larry.
for the reason that
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading AT THE WIRELESS STATION "Why, it's this way," explained Larry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whenever he appears, he just knocks them off their seats.
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From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE WIRELESS STATION "Why, it's this way," explained Larry.
and nothing more
From this reading Whenever he appears, he just knocks them off their seats.
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading Whenever he appears, he just knocks them off their seats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE WIRELESS STATION "Why, it's this way," explained Larry.
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Whenever he appears, he just knocks them off their seats.
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
plural of “performer” — an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
From this reading "We are vaudeville performers.
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading He's a riot."
express in words
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading Whenever he appears, he just knocks them off their seats.
an asset of special worth or utility
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading AT THE WIRELESS STATION "Why, it's this way," explained Larry.
express in words
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE WIRELESS STATION "Why, it's this way," explained Larry.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Whenever he appears, he just knocks them off their seats.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Whenever he appears, he just knocks them off their seats.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AT THE WIRELESS STATION "Why, it's this way," explained Larry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.
From this reading "We are vaudeville performers.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading AT THE WIRELESS STATION "Why, it's this way," explained Larry.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are vaudeville performers.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever he appears, he just knocks them off their seats.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading AT THE WIRELESS STATION "Why, it's this way," explained Larry.
medium for communication
From this reading AT THE WIRELESS STATION "Why, it's this way," explained Larry.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tim's specialty is dancing, and I can tell you, because he's too modest to say it himself, that he's a peach.
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