Chapter 10 of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BRUSH WITH THE ENEMY "Crack." The explosion of a revolver shot. "Wow." A yell of pain. Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
Chapter 10 of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “A BRUSH WITH THE ENEMY "Crack."”
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “A BRUSH WITH THE ENEMY "Crack."”
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading “The explosion of a revolver shot.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “The explosion of a revolver shot.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.”
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading “"Wow."”
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.”
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “A yell of pain.”
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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 BRUSH WITH THE ENEMY "Crack."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading A BRUSH WITH THE ENEMY "Crack."
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading A BRUSH WITH THE ENEMY "Crack."
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
an opposing military force
From this reading A BRUSH WITH THE ENEMY "Crack."
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading The explosion of a revolver shot.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The explosion of a revolver shot.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading A yell of pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading The explosion of a revolver shot.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading The explosion of a revolver shot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BRUSH WITH THE ENEMY "Crack."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
during the time that
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A BRUSH WITH THE ENEMY "Crack."
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading "Wow."
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading Remedios seized his shooting wrist in his left hand and danced up and down in the road, while his weapon fell to the ground.
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading A yell of pain.
Chapter 10 of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border by Gerald Breckenridge holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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 10 holds 84 sentences of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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