Chapter 23 of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky. "I thought I heard a shout." "Guess you did," said Stone. "I heard it, too. It came from the cave."
Chapter 23 of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.”
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “It came from the cave."”
becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
From this reading “THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.”
past form of “dwindle” — become smaller or lose substance
From this reading “THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.”
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading “THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “"I thought I heard a shout."”
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.”
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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 "I thought I heard a shout."
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came from the cave."
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading It came from the cave."
becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Guess you did," said Stone.
past form of “dwindle” — become smaller or lose substance
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It came from the cave."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Guess you did," said Stone.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I thought I heard a shout."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought I heard a shout."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I heard it, too.
a small worthless amount
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
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From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Guess you did," said Stone.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading "I thought I heard a shout."
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought I heard a shout."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I heard it, too.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED "What was that?" asked Frank, turning to Roy Stone, as the airplane bearing Jack and Bob on their romantic adventure dwindled in the darkening sky.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Guess you did," said Stone.
Chapter 23 of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border by Gerald Breckenridge holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 23 holds 132 sentences of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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