Chapter 26 of The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan. "And I ain't any too well pleased to have that radio inspector snooping around the woods. He ain't up to any good if you ask me. But brace up, Cassey, for this last haul. You ain't generally chicken-hearted."
Chapter 26 of The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.”
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading “But brace up, Cassey, for this last haul.”
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading “AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.”
draw slowly or heavily
From this reading “But brace up, Cassey, for this last haul.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “"And I ain't any too well pleased to have that radio inspector snooping around the woods.”
medium for communication
From this reading “"And I ain't any too well pleased to have that radio inspector snooping around the woods.”
-ing form of “snoop” — watch, observe, or inquire secretly
From this reading “"And I ain't any too well pleased to have that radio inspector snooping around the woods.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
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From this reading "And I ain't any too well pleased to have that radio inspector snooping around the woods.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I ain't any too well pleased to have that radio inspector snooping around the woods.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "And I ain't any too well pleased to have that radio inspector snooping around the woods.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "And I ain't any too well pleased to have that radio inspector snooping around the woods.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He ain't up to any good if you ask me.
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading But brace up, Cassey, for this last haul.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But brace up, Cassey, for this last haul.
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From this reading But brace up, Cassey, for this last haul.
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From this reading You ain't generally chicken-hearted."
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From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But brace up, Cassey, for this last haul.
usually; as a rule
From this reading You ain't generally chicken-hearted."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He ain't up to any good if you ask me.
draw slowly or heavily
From this reading But brace up, Cassey, for this last haul.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And I ain't any too well pleased to have that radio inspector snooping around the woods.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ain't up to any good if you ask me.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He ain't up to any good if you ask me.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading "And I ain't any too well pleased to have that radio inspector snooping around the woods.
immediately past
From this reading But brace up, Cassey, for this last haul.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He ain't up to any good if you ask me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading "And I ain't any too well pleased to have that radio inspector snooping around the woods.
medium for communication
From this reading "And I ain't any too well pleased to have that radio inspector snooping around the woods.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
-ing form of “snoop” — watch, observe, or inquire secretly
From this reading "And I ain't any too well pleased to have that radio inspector snooping around the woods.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And I ain't any too well pleased to have that radio inspector snooping around the woods.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "And I ain't any too well pleased to have that radio inspector snooping around the woods.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He ain't up to any good if you ask me.
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From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "And I ain't any too well pleased to have that radio inspector snooping around the woods.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading AN EXCITING STRUGGLE "I think myself that we've hung round this neck o' the woods about long enough," agreed Donegan.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He ain't up to any good if you ask me.
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