Chapter 6 of The radio cop is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The radio cop is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VAST FORCE. All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message. Big Ed Margolo at 47 River Street with his assistants! Definite proof that they had shot and killed someone, presumably McGuirk! Act at once!
Chapter 6 of The radio cop is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “assistant” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “Big Ed Margolo at 47 River Street with his assistants!”
plural of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.”
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading “Definite proof that they had shot and killed someone, presumably McGuirk!”
plural of “desk” — a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.”
by reasonable assumption
From this reading “Definite proof that they had shot and killed someone, presumably McGuirk!”
plural of “sergeant” — any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Definite proof that they had shot and killed someone, presumably McGuirk!”
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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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Act at once!”
In this reading “All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading Big Ed Margolo at 47 River Street with his assistants!
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Act at once!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
plural of “assistant” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading Big Ed Margolo at 47 River Street with his assistants!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Big Ed Margolo at 47 River Street with his assistants!
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Big Ed Margolo at 47 River Street with his assistants!
plural of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading Definite proof that they had shot and killed someone, presumably McGuirk!
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
plural of “desk” — a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading Big Ed Margolo at 47 River Street with his assistants!
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading VAST FORCE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Definite proof that they had shot and killed someone, presumably McGuirk!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Big Ed Margolo at 47 River Street with his assistants!
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Definite proof that they had shot and killed someone, presumably McGuirk!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Big Ed Margolo at 47 River Street with his assistants!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Definite proof that they had shot and killed someone, presumably McGuirk!
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
on one occasion
From this reading Act at once!
above and across; more than
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
by reasonable assumption
From this reading Definite proof that they had shot and killed someone, presumably McGuirk!
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading Definite proof that they had shot and killed someone, presumably McGuirk!
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Big Ed Margolo at 47 River Street with his assistants!
plural of “sergeant” — any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Definite proof that they had shot and killed someone, presumably McGuirk!
a person, without saying who
From this reading Definite proof that they had shot and killed someone, presumably McGuirk!
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Big Ed Margolo at 47 River Street with his assistants!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading All over the great city, desk sergeants and captains took their feet from their desks as they interpreted that message.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading VAST FORCE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Big Ed Margolo at 47 River Street with his assistants!
Chapter 6 of The radio cop by Vic (Victor Sargent) Whitman holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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 6 holds 89 sentences of The radio cop, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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