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Chapter 10 of The Radio Boys' First Wireless is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice. "And apple pie at that? Or was it all only a beautiful dream?" "There's only one way to find out, and that's to go and see," said Bob. "Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.
Chapter 10 of The Radio Boys' First Wireless is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading “"And apple pie at that?”
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading “"Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.”
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading “A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.”
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading “A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.”
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “"Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.”
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
From this reading “A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.”
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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 A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.
(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 Or was it all only a beautiful dream?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And apple pie at that?
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading "And apple pie at that?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And apple pie at that?
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Or was it all only a beautiful dream?"
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading "Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading "Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Or was it all only a beautiful dream?"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "There's only one way to find out, and that's to go and see," said Bob.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading "Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "There's only one way to find out, and that's to go and see," said Bob.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Or was it all only a beautiful dream?"
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.
immediately past
From this reading "Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There's only one way to find out, and that's to go and see," said Bob.
and nothing more
From this reading Or was it all only a beautiful dream?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or was it all only a beautiful dream?"
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From this reading "Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "There's only one way to find out, and that's to go and see," said Bob.
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading "Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's only one way to find out, and that's to go and see," said Bob.
express in words
From this reading A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "There's only one way to find out, and that's to go and see," said Bob.
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
From this reading A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And apple pie at that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's only one way to find out, and that's to go and see," said Bob.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's only one way to find out, and that's to go and see," said Bob.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's only one way to find out, and that's to go and see," said Bob.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Last man up gets the smallest piece," and he made a dash for the stairs, closely followed by the others.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Or was it all only a beautiful dream?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "There's only one way to find out, and that's to go and see," said Bob.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A STEALTHY RASCAL "Did you really say pie, Bob?" asked Jimmy in a rapturous voice.
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