Chapter 2 of The Radio Girls on the program is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Radio Girls on the program is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room. That crash of the airplane spurred them to excited activity. Amy Drew led the way, and she led it shrieking. Mrs. Norwood appeared at the door of the library, demanding: “What has happened, girls?
Chapter 2 of The Radio Girls on the program is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any specific behavior
From this reading “That crash of the airplane spurred them to excited activity.”
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “That crash of the airplane spurred them to excited activity.”
someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading “THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.”
fall or come down violently
From this reading “That crash of the airplane spurred them to excited activity.”
requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
From this reading “Mrs. Norwood appeared at the door of the library, demanding:”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “Mrs. Norwood appeared at the door of the library, demanding:”
sharp piercing cry
From this reading “Amy Drew led the way, and she led it shrieking.”
inflected form of “spur” — incite or stimulate
From this reading “That crash of the airplane spurred them to excited activity.”
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 “THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.”
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
In this reading “THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.”
In this reading “Mrs. Norwood appeared at the door of the library, demanding:”
In this reading “THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.”
In this reading “Mrs. Norwood appeared at the door of the library, demanding:”
In this reading “That crash of the airplane spurred them to excited activity.”
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.
any specific behavior
From this reading That crash of the airplane spurred them to excited activity.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading That crash of the airplane spurred them to excited activity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amy Drew led the way, and she led it shrieking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Amy Drew led the way, and she led it shrieking.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Mrs. Norwood appeared at the door of the library, demanding:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.
someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.
fall or come down violently
From this reading That crash of the airplane spurred them to excited activity.
requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
From this reading Mrs. Norwood appeared at the door of the library, demanding:
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Mrs. Norwood appeared at the door of the library, demanding:
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Amy Drew led the way, and she led it shrieking.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading That crash of the airplane spurred them to excited activity.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “What has happened, girls?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What has happened, girls?
be the source of pain
From this reading THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Amy Drew led the way, and she led it shrieking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Amy Drew led the way, and she led it shrieking.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Mrs. Norwood appeared at the door of the library, demanding:
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Norwood appeared at the door of the library, demanding:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Norwood appeared at the door of the library, demanding:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Amy Drew led the way, and she led it shrieking.
sharp piercing cry
From this reading Amy Drew led the way, and she led it shrieking.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.
inflected form of “spur” — incite or stimulate
From this reading That crash of the airplane spurred them to excited activity.
be standing; be upright
From this reading THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That crash of the airplane spurred them to excited activity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That crash of the airplane spurred them to excited activity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That crash of the airplane spurred them to excited activity.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Amy Drew led the way, and she led it shrieking.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What has happened, girls?
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading THE HURT AVIATOR The two girls did not stand long at the open window of Jessie Norwood’s sitting room.
Chapter 2 of The Radio Girls on the program by Margaret Penrose holds 125 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.
Chapter 2 holds 125 sentences of The Radio Girls on the program, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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