Chapter 5 of The radio cop is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The radio cop is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GUNMEN’S METHODS. Cates was looking forward with considerable eagerness to Friday night. Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer. Carefully he planned his broadcast so that there would not be the least hesitation on his part. Everything must go like clockwork.
Chapter 5 of The radio cop is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who proclaims a message publicly
From this reading “Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.”
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
From this reading “Carefully he planned his broadcast so that there would not be the least hesitation on his part.”
third-person singular of “cat” — beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
From this reading “Cates was looking forward with considerable eagerness to Friday night.”
any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
From this reading “Everything must go like clockwork.”
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading “Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.”
inflected form of “excel” — distinguish oneself
From this reading “Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.”
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading “GUNMEN’S METHODS.”
medium for communication
From this reading “Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.”
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.
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In this reading “Carefully he planned his broadcast so that there would not be the least hesitation on his part.”
In this reading “Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
someone who proclaims a message publicly
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Carefully he planned his broadcast so that there would not be the least hesitation on his part.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
From this reading Carefully he planned his broadcast so that there would not be the least hesitation on his part.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Carefully he planned his broadcast so that there would not be the least hesitation on his part.
third-person singular of “cat” — beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
From this reading Cates was looking forward with considerable eagerness to Friday night.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
From this reading Everything must go like clockwork.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Cates was looking forward with considerable eagerness to Friday night.
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading Cates was looking forward with considerable eagerness to Friday night.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything must go like clockwork.
inflected form of “excel” — distinguish oneself
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Cates was looking forward with considerable eagerness to Friday night.
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading Cates was looking forward with considerable eagerness to Friday night.
a young female
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Everything must go like clockwork.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GUNMEN’S METHODS.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Carefully he planned his broadcast so that there would not be the least hesitation on his part.
indecision in speech or action
From this reading Carefully he planned his broadcast so that there would not be the least hesitation on his part.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Carefully he planned his broadcast so that there would not be the least hesitation on his part.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Everything must go like clockwork.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Cates was looking forward with considerable eagerness to Friday night.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading GUNMEN’S METHODS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Everything must go like clockwork.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Cates was looking forward with considerable eagerness to Friday night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Carefully he planned his broadcast so that there would not be the least hesitation on his part.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Carefully he planned his broadcast so that there would not be the least hesitation on his part.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Carefully he planned his broadcast so that there would not be the least hesitation on his part.
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading Carefully he planned his broadcast so that there would not be the least hesitation on his part.
medium for communication
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Carefully he planned his broadcast so that there would not be the least hesitation on his part.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Carefully he planned his broadcast so that there would not be the least hesitation on his part.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Carefully he planned his broadcast so that there would not be the least hesitation on his part.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cates was looking forward with considerable eagerness to Friday night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cates was looking forward with considerable eagerness to Friday night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cates was looking forward with considerable eagerness to Friday night.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Any man likes to have _the_ girl see him at his best work, and certainly the radio cop excelled as an announcer.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Carefully he planned his broadcast so that there would not be the least hesitation on his part.
Chapter 5 of The radio cop by Vic (Victor Sargent) Whitman holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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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