Chapter 20 of The Radio Boys on Secret Service Duty is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Radio Boys on Secret Service Duty is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN AT THE DEATH “So there you are, Inspector. That’s what the Bender sound detector discovered. Human ingenuity could do no more.” Inspector Burton with difficulty repressed a smile at the inventor’s childlike vanity. Mr. Temple experienced similar difficulty.
Chapter 20 of The Radio Boys on Secret Service Duty is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tool for bending
From this reading “That’s what the Bender sound detector discovered.”
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading “Inspector Burton with difficulty repressed a smile at the inventor’s childlike vanity.”
befitting a young child
From this reading “Inspector Burton with difficulty repressed a smile at the inventor’s childlike vanity.”
any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
From this reading “That’s what the Bender sound detector discovered.”
the power of creative imagination
From this reading “Human ingenuity could do no more.””
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “IN AT THE DEATH “So there you are, Inspector.”
characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
From this reading “Inspector Burton with difficulty repressed a smile at the inventor’s childlike vanity.”
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading “Inspector Burton with difficulty repressed a smile at the inventor’s childlike vanity.”
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 “Human ingenuity could do no more.””
In this reading “Inspector Burton with difficulty repressed a smile at the inventor’s childlike vanity.”
In this reading “Inspector Burton with difficulty repressed a smile at the inventor’s childlike vanity.”
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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 Inspector Burton with difficulty repressed a smile at the inventor’s childlike vanity.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IN AT THE DEATH “So there you are, Inspector.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN AT THE DEATH “So there you are, Inspector.
a tool for bending
From this reading That’s what the Bender sound detector discovered.
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading Inspector Burton with difficulty repressed a smile at the inventor’s childlike vanity.
befitting a young child
From this reading Inspector Burton with difficulty repressed a smile at the inventor’s childlike vanity.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Human ingenuity could do no more.”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading IN AT THE DEATH “So there you are, Inspector.
any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
From this reading That’s what the Bender sound detector discovered.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Inspector Burton with difficulty repressed a smile at the inventor’s childlike vanity.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading That’s what the Bender sound detector discovered.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Human ingenuity could do no more.”
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading Mr. Temple experienced similar difficulty.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Human ingenuity could do no more.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN AT THE DEATH “So there you are, Inspector.
the power of creative imagination
From this reading Human ingenuity could do no more.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading IN AT THE DEATH “So there you are, Inspector.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inspector Burton with difficulty repressed a smile at the inventor’s childlike vanity.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Human ingenuity could do no more.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Temple experienced similar difficulty.
not any; not one
From this reading Human ingenuity could do no more.”
characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
From this reading Inspector Burton with difficulty repressed a smile at the inventor’s childlike vanity.
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading Mr. Temple experienced similar difficulty.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Inspector Burton with difficulty repressed a smile at the inventor’s childlike vanity.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading IN AT THE DEATH “So there you are, Inspector.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading That’s what the Bender sound detector discovered.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading Mr. Temple experienced similar difficulty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s what the Bender sound detector discovered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN AT THE DEATH “So there you are, Inspector.
in or at that place or location
From this reading IN AT THE DEATH “So there you are, Inspector.
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading Inspector Burton with difficulty repressed a smile at the inventor’s childlike vanity.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That’s what the Bender sound detector discovered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Inspector Burton with difficulty repressed a smile at the inventor’s childlike vanity.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IN AT THE DEATH “So there you are, Inspector.
Chapter 20 of The Radio Boys on Secret Service Duty by Gerald Breckenridge holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 20 holds 106 sentences of The Radio Boys on Secret Service Duty, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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