Chapter 13 of The War Terror is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The War Terror is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RADIUM ROBBER Kennedy simply reached for the telephone and called an ambulance. But it was purely perfunctory. Dr. Leslie himself was the only official who could handle Sato’s case now. We had planned a little vacation for ourselves, but the planning came to naught. The next night we spent on a sleeper.
Chapter 13 of The War Terror is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
From this reading “THE RADIUM ROBBER Kennedy simply reached for the telephone and called an ambulance.”
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
From this reading “But it was purely perfunctory.”
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading “We had planned a little vacation for ourselves, but the planning came to naught.”
restricted to something
From this reading “But it was purely perfunctory.”
an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
From this reading “THE RADIUM ROBBER Kennedy simply reached for the telephone and called an ambulance.”
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading “THE RADIUM ROBBER Kennedy simply reached for the telephone and called an ambulance.”
a rester who is sleeping
From this reading “The next night we spent on a sleeper.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “We had planned a little vacation for ourselves, but the planning came to naught.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We had planned a little vacation for ourselves, but the planning came to naught.
a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
From this reading THE RADIUM ROBBER Kennedy simply reached for the telephone and called an ambulance.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE RADIUM ROBBER Kennedy simply reached for the telephone and called an ambulance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RADIUM ROBBER Kennedy simply reached for the telephone and called an ambulance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was purely perfunctory.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE RADIUM ROBBER Kennedy simply reached for the telephone and called an ambulance.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We had planned a little vacation for ourselves, but the planning came to naught.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Dr. Leslie himself was the only official who could handle Sato’s case now.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dr. Leslie himself was the only official who could handle Sato’s case now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Leslie himself was the only official who could handle Sato’s case now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE RADIUM ROBBER Kennedy simply reached for the telephone and called an ambulance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had planned a little vacation for ourselves, but the planning came to naught.
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading Dr. Leslie himself was the only official who could handle Sato’s case now.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dr. Leslie himself was the only official who could handle Sato’s case now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was purely perfunctory.
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading THE RADIUM ROBBER Kennedy simply reached for the telephone and called an ambulance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Leslie himself was the only official who could handle Sato’s case now.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We had planned a little vacation for ourselves, but the planning came to naught.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading We had planned a little vacation for ourselves, but the planning came to naught.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next night we spent on a sleeper.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The next night we spent on a sleeper.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Dr. Leslie himself was the only official who could handle Sato’s case now.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading Dr. Leslie himself was the only official who could handle Sato’s case now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next night we spent on a sleeper.
and nothing more
From this reading Dr. Leslie himself was the only official who could handle Sato’s case now.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We had planned a little vacation for ourselves, but the planning came to naught.
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
From this reading But it was purely perfunctory.
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading We had planned a little vacation for ourselves, but the planning came to naught.
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading We had planned a little vacation for ourselves, but the planning came to naught.
restricted to something
From this reading But it was purely perfunctory.
an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
From this reading THE RADIUM ROBBER Kennedy simply reached for the telephone and called an ambulance.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE RADIUM ROBBER Kennedy simply reached for the telephone and called an ambulance.
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading THE RADIUM ROBBER Kennedy simply reached for the telephone and called an ambulance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Leslie himself was the only official who could handle Sato’s case now.
and nothing more
From this reading THE RADIUM ROBBER Kennedy simply reached for the telephone and called an ambulance.
a rester who is sleeping
From this reading The next night we spent on a sleeper.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading The next night we spent on a sleeper.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading THE RADIUM ROBBER Kennedy simply reached for the telephone and called an ambulance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RADIUM ROBBER Kennedy simply reached for the telephone and called an ambulance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had planned a little vacation for ourselves, but the planning came to naught.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading We had planned a little vacation for ourselves, but the planning came to naught.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was purely perfunctory.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had planned a little vacation for ourselves, but the planning came to naught.
which person or people
From this reading Dr. Leslie himself was the only official who could handle Sato’s case now.
Chapter 13 of The War Terror by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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