Chapter 5 of The Radio Boys with the Iceberg Patrol is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Radio Boys with the Iceberg Patrol is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BUFFETED BY THE GALE “You mean the _Shooting Star_?” asked Joe, breathlessly. “Yes,” was the reply. “And she’s sending out radio messages. I caught one just now. She’s fighting the storm somewhere up in this section of the State.”
Chapter 5 of The Radio Boys with the Iceberg Patrol is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a breathless manner
From this reading “BUFFETED BY THE GALE “You mean the _Shooting Star_?” asked Joe, breathlessly.”
pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
From this reading “BUFFETED BY THE GALE “You mean the _Shooting Star_?” asked Joe, breathlessly.”
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading “BUFFETED BY THE GALE “You mean the _Shooting Star_?” asked Joe, breathlessly.”
plural of “message” — a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading ““And she’s sending out radio messages.”
medium for communication
From this reading ““And she’s sending out radio messages.”
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading “She’s fighting the storm somewhere up in this section of the State.””
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading ““And she’s sending out radio messages.”
the act of firing a projectile
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a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
In this reading “BUFFETED BY THE GALE “You mean the _Shooting Star_?” asked Joe, breathlessly.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And she’s sending out radio messages.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading BUFFETED BY THE GALE “You mean the _Shooting Star_?” asked Joe, breathlessly.
in a breathless manner
From this reading BUFFETED BY THE GALE “You mean the _Shooting Star_?” asked Joe, breathlessly.
pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
From this reading BUFFETED BY THE GALE “You mean the _Shooting Star_?” asked Joe, breathlessly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BUFFETED BY THE GALE “You mean the _Shooting Star_?” asked Joe, breathlessly.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I caught one just now.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading She’s fighting the storm somewhere up in this section of the State.”
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading BUFFETED BY THE GALE “You mean the _Shooting Star_?” asked Joe, breathlessly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I caught one just now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She’s fighting the storm somewhere up in this section of the State.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BUFFETED BY THE GALE “You mean the _Shooting Star_?” asked Joe, breathlessly.
and nothing more
From this reading I caught one just now.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading BUFFETED BY THE GALE “You mean the _Shooting Star_?” asked Joe, breathlessly.
plural of “message” — a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “And she’s sending out radio messages.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I caught one just now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She’s fighting the storm somewhere up in this section of the State.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I caught one just now.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “And she’s sending out radio messages.
medium for communication
From this reading “And she’s sending out radio messages.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Yes,” was the reply.
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading She’s fighting the storm somewhere up in this section of the State.”
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading “And she’s sending out radio messages.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And she’s sending out radio messages.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading BUFFETED BY THE GALE “You mean the _Shooting Star_?” asked Joe, breathlessly.
in or at or to some place
From this reading She’s fighting the storm somewhere up in this section of the State.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading BUFFETED BY THE GALE “You mean the _Shooting Star_?” asked Joe, breathlessly.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading She’s fighting the storm somewhere up in this section of the State.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading She’s fighting the storm somewhere up in this section of the State.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUFFETED BY THE GALE “You mean the _Shooting Star_?” asked Joe, breathlessly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She’s fighting the storm somewhere up in this section of the State.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She’s fighting the storm somewhere up in this section of the State.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes,” was the reply.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” was the reply.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BUFFETED BY THE GALE “You mean the _Shooting Star_?” asked Joe, breathlessly.
Chapter 5 of The Radio Boys with the Iceberg Patrol by Allen Chapman holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 5 holds 139 sentences of The Radio Boys with the Iceberg Patrol, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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