Chapter 7 of The Radio Boys on Secret Service Duty is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Radio Boys on Secret Service Duty is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound. Jack turned his head. The door could not be distinguished from the wall. Hangings of thick silken stuffs covered it. “Black George” continued to smile unpleasantly, the Chinaman to regard them inscrutably.
Chapter 7 of The Radio Boys on Secret Service Duty is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading “The door could not be distinguished from the wall.”
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
From this reading “A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.”
plural of “hanging” — decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “Hangings of thick silken stuffs covered it.”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.”
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
From this reading “Hangings of thick silken stuffs covered it.”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.”
plural of “stuff” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “Hangings of thick silken stuffs covered it.”
in an unpleasant manner
From this reading ““Black George” continued to smile unpleasantly, the Chinaman to regard them inscrutably.”
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 “A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.”
In this reading “A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.”
In this reading “A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.”
In this reading “A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.”
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 A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The door could not be distinguished from the wall.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “Black George” continued to smile unpleasantly, the Chinaman to regard them inscrutably.
terminate
From this reading A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading “Black George” continued to smile unpleasantly, the Chinaman to regard them inscrutably.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “Black George” continued to smile unpleasantly, the Chinaman to regard them inscrutably.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The door could not be distinguished from the wall.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Hangings of thick silken stuffs covered it.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading The door could not be distinguished from the wall.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The door could not be distinguished from the wall.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Black George” continued to smile unpleasantly, the Chinaman to regard them inscrutably.
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
From this reading A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.
plural of “hanging” — decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Hangings of thick silken stuffs covered it.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Jack turned his head.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack turned his head.
in an inscrutable manner
From this reading “Black George” continued to smile unpleasantly, the Chinaman to regard them inscrutably.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hangings of thick silken stuffs covered it.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack turned his head.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The door could not be distinguished from the wall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hangings of thick silken stuffs covered it.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “Black George” continued to smile unpleasantly, the Chinaman to regard them inscrutably.
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
From this reading Hangings of thick silken stuffs covered it.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Black George” continued to smile unpleasantly, the Chinaman to regard them inscrutably.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.
plural of “stuff” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading Hangings of thick silken stuffs covered it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Hangings of thick silken stuffs covered it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Black George” continued to smile unpleasantly, the Chinaman to regard them inscrutably.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Jack turned his head.
in an unpleasant manner
From this reading “Black George” continued to smile unpleasantly, the Chinaman to regard them inscrutably.
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 The door could not be distinguished from the wall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A BREAK FOR LIBERTY The heavy iron door closed behind them with a slight grating sound.
Chapter 7 of The Radio Boys on Secret Service Duty by Gerald Breckenridge holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 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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