Chapter 23 of The Radio Boys with the Iceberg Patrol is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Radio Boys with the Iceberg Patrol is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise. “Seems to be something serious,” remarked Bob. “That explains the tramping I heard last night,” said Joe. “I remember being waked up two or three times. Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.”
Chapter 23 of The Radio Boys with the Iceberg Patrol is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““Seems to be something serious,” remarked Bob.”
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading “IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.”
third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ““That explains the tramping I heard last night,” said Joe.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.”
medium for communication
From this reading “IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.”
infer from incomplete evidence
From this reading “IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.”
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading “Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.””
-ing form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading ““That explains the tramping I heard last night,” said Joe.”
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.
In this reading “IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.”
by a factor of three
In this reading ““I remember being waked up two or three times.”
In this reading ““That explains the tramping I heard last night,” said Joe.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.”
fall or diminish
In this reading “Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.””
rise to one's feet
In this reading “Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.”
eagerly desirous
From this reading IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Seems to be something serious,” remarked Bob.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “I remember being waked up two or three times.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Seems to be something serious,” remarked Bob.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.”
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.
third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “That explains the tramping I heard last night,” said Joe.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “That explains the tramping I heard last night,” said Joe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That explains the tramping I heard last night,” said Joe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That explains the tramping I heard last night,” said Joe.
immediately past
From this reading “That explains the tramping I heard last night,” said Joe.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “That explains the tramping I heard last night,” said Joe.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.”
on one occasion
From this reading Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I remember being waked up two or three times.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.
medium for communication
From this reading IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Seems to be something serious,” remarked Bob.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I remember being waked up two or three times.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That explains the tramping I heard last night,” said Joe.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Seems to be something serious,” remarked Bob.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “Seems to be something serious,” remarked Bob.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Seems to be something serious,” remarked Bob.
infer from incomplete evidence
From this reading IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That explains the tramping I heard last night,” said Joe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN DEADLY PERIL The Radio Boys looked at each other in anxious surmise.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “I remember being waked up two or three times.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “I remember being waked up two or three times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Seems to be something serious,” remarked Bob.
-ing form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading “That explains the tramping I heard last night,” said Joe.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “I remember being waked up two or three times.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I remember being waked up two or three times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I remember being waked up two or three times.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Once I was tempted to get up to see what the matter was, but I dropped off again before I did it.”
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