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The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.
He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.
"Speak," she said, frowning, and stamped her foot.
"Tell me, is this true?"
"What do you mean?" asked Jack in surprise.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.
Line 2
He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.
/hiː wɑːz ˈoʊvərkʌm wɪð ˈɡrætətuːd æt ðə θɔːt ʌv wʌt ʃiː hæd dʌn fɔːr hɪm ənd ˈhezɪteɪtɪd tuː spiːk/
Line 3
"Speak," she said, frowning, and stamped her foot.
/spiːk ʃiː sed ˈfraʊnɪŋ ənd stæmpt hɜːr fʊt/
Line 4
"Tell me, is this true?"
/tel miː ɪz ðɪs truː/
Line 5
"What do you mean?" asked Jack in surprise.
/wʌt duː juː miːn æskt dʒæk ɪn sərˈpraɪz/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

emerge verb US /ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/

come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading “THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.”

frowning adjective US /ˈfraʊnɪŋ/

showing displeasure or anger

From this reading “"Speak," she said, frowning, and stamped her foot.”

hiding noun US /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/

the activity of keeping something secret

From this reading “THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.”

leaped verb US /lept/

past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading “THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.”

overcome verb US /ˈoʊvərkʌm/

win a victory over

From this reading “He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.”

permitting verb US /pərˈmɪtɪŋ/

inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission

From this reading “THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.”

stamped verb US /stæmpt/

past form of “stamp” — walk heavily

From this reading “"Speak," she said, frowning, and stamped her foot.”

unique adjective US /juːˈniːk/

radically distinctive and without equal

From this reading “THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "What do you mean?" asked Jack in surprise.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.

chairnounUS /tʃer/

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "What do you mean?" asked Jack in surprise.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.

emergeverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/

come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

FAIRadjectiveUS /fer/

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

footnounUS /fʊt/

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading "Speak," she said, frowning, and stamped her foot.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

frowningadjectiveUS /ˈfraʊnɪŋ/

showing displeasure or anger

From this reading "Speak," she said, frowning, and stamped her foot.

gratitudenounUS /ˈɡrætətuːd/

a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

From this reading He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

hesitatedverbUS /ˈhezɪteɪtɪd/

past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

From this reading He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.

hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/

the activity of keeping something secret

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "What do you mean?" asked Jack in surprise.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Tell me, is this true?"

JacknounUS /dʒæk/

a small worthless amount

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

leapedverbUS /lept/

past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/

held up in the air

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Tell me, is this true?"

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading "What do you mean?" asked Jack in surprise.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.

overcomeverbUS /ˈoʊvərkʌm/

win a victory over

From this reading He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.

permittingverbUS /pərˈmɪtɪŋ/

inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

Rafaela

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Speak," she said, frowning, and stamped her foot.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.

speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.

stampedverbUS /stæmpt/

past form of “stamp” — walk heavily

From this reading "Speak," she said, frowning, and stamped her foot.

surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading "What do you mean?" asked Jack in surprise.

TellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading "Tell me, is this true?"

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Tell me, is this true?"

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

TRAITRESSnoun

female traitor

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading "Tell me, is this true?"

uniqueadjectiveUS /juːˈniːk/

radically distinctive and without equal

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading THE FAIR TRAITRESS Rafaela leaped up and lifted her chair, permitting Jack to emerge from his unique hiding place.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He was overcome with gratitude at the thought of what she had done for him, and hesitated to speak.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "What do you mean?" asked Jack in surprise.

Chapter 28 of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border by Gerald Breckenridge holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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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Chapter 28 holds 164 sentences of The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.

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