Chapter 3 of The Secret Wireless is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Secret Wireless is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street. Half a block from his home he passed a schoolmate. "Hey! What's your hurry?" the latter called out, as Henry dashed past him. "Wireless patrol ordered out!"
Chapter 3 of The Secret Wireless is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading “Half a block from his home he passed a schoolmate.”
having gaps or spaces
From this reading “What's your hurry?" the latter called out, as Henry dashed past him.”
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading “THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.”
third-person singular of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.”
an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading “Half a block from his home he passed a schoolmate.”
move hurridly
From this reading “THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.”
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading “THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.”
medium for communication
From this reading “THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Half a block from his home he passed a schoolmate.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What's your hurry?" the latter called out, as Henry dashed past him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading Half a block from his home he passed a schoolmate.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What's your hurry?" the latter called out, as Henry dashed past him.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading What's your hurry?" the latter called out, as Henry dashed past him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Half a block from his home he passed a schoolmate.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half a block from his home he passed a schoolmate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Half a block from his home he passed a schoolmate.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What's your hurry?" the latter called out, as Henry dashed past him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Half a block from his home he passed a schoolmate.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Half a block from his home he passed a schoolmate.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading What's your hurry?" the latter called out, as Henry dashed past him.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading What's your hurry?" the latter called out, as Henry dashed past him.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading "Wireless patrol ordered out!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading What's your hurry?" the latter called out, as Henry dashed past him.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Half a block from his home he passed a schoolmate.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading What's your hurry?" the latter called out, as Henry dashed past him.
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.
third-person singular of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.
an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading Half a block from his home he passed a schoolmate.
move hurridly
From this reading THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.
the upper part of anything
From this reading THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's your hurry?" the latter called out, as Henry dashed past him.
medium for communication
From this reading THE WIRELESS PATROL PREPARES FOR ACTION At top speed Henry tore down the street.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What's your hurry?" the latter called out, as Henry dashed past him.
Chapter 3 of The Secret Wireless by Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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 3 holds 98 sentences of The Secret Wireless, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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