Chapter 16 of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SOUND IN THE SKY "Good-bye, Tom." "S'long, Jack." "Keep a watch for our signal. We'll call you." "I will that.
Chapter 16 of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “We'll call you."”
a farewell remark
From this reading “A SOUND IN THE SKY "Good-bye, Tom."”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"S'long, Jack."”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “"Keep a watch for our signal.”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “A SOUND IN THE SKY "Good-bye, Tom."”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “A SOUND IN THE SKY "Good-bye, Tom."”
male cat
From this reading “A SOUND IN THE SKY "Good-bye, Tom."”
look attentively
From this reading “"Keep a watch for our signal.”
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 SOUND IN THE SKY "Good-bye, Tom."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading We'll call you."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Keep a watch for our signal.
a farewell remark
From this reading A SOUND IN THE SKY "Good-bye, Tom."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SOUND IN THE SKY "Good-bye, Tom."
a small worthless amount
From this reading "S'long, Jack."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Keep a watch for our signal.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Keep a watch for our signal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "S'long, Jack."
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading "Keep a watch for our signal.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading A SOUND IN THE SKY "Good-bye, Tom."
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading A SOUND IN THE SKY "Good-bye, Tom."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I will that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SOUND IN THE SKY "Good-bye, Tom."
male cat
From this reading A SOUND IN THE SKY "Good-bye, Tom."
look attentively
From this reading "Keep a watch for our signal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll call you."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We'll call you."
Chapter 16 of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border by Gerald Breckenridge holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 16 holds 149 sentences of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border by Gerald Breckenridge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 149 sentences, grouped into 30 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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