Chapter 30 of The Radio Boys Under the Sea is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Radio Boys Under the Sea is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VICTORY! They went down to the place where Ramirez had made his camp. Here they found signs of haste and confusion. Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off. Evidence of panic was everywhere.
Chapter 30 of The Radio Boys Under the Sea is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 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.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “Here they found signs of haste and confusion.”
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading “Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off.”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “Here they found signs of haste and confusion.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “Evidence of panic was everywhere.”
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading “Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off.”
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “Here they found signs of haste and confusion.”
plural of “utensil” — an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
From this reading “Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “VICTORY!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “They went down to the place where Ramirez had made his camp.”
In this reading “Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here they found signs of haste and confusion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading They went down to the place where Ramirez had made his camp.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading Here they found signs of haste and confusion.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They went down to the place where Ramirez had made his camp.
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off.
divisible by two
From this reading Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off.
to or in any or all places
From this reading Evidence of panic was everywhere.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Evidence of panic was everywhere.
set up or found
From this reading Here they found signs of haste and confusion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They went down to the place where Ramirez had made his camp.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Here they found signs of haste and confusion.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here they found signs of haste and confusion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They went down to the place where Ramirez had made his camp.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off.
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 Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They went down to the place where Ramirez had made his camp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here they found signs of haste and confusion.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Evidence of panic was everywhere.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading They went down to the place where Ramirez had made his camp.
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From this reading They went down to the place where Ramirez had made his camp.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Here they found signs of haste and confusion.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They went down to the place where Ramirez had made his camp.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went down to the place where Ramirez had made his camp.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They went down to the place where Ramirez had made his camp.
plural of “utensil” — an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
From this reading Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading Utensils had been scattered about, and even some things of value left in the eagerness to be off.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading VICTORY!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Evidence of panic was everywhere.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went down to the place where Ramirez had made his camp.
in or at the place that
From this reading They went down to the place where Ramirez had made his camp.
Chapter 30 of The Radio Boys Under the Sea by J. W. Duffield holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 30 holds 210 sentences of The Radio Boys Under the Sea, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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