Chapter 13 of The Wireless Officer is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Wireless Officer is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Crossing the Line "Mr. Mostyn." "Sir?" "Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?" "No, sir." "Very good; carry on."
Chapter 13 of The Wireless Officer is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “"Very good; carry on."”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “"Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?"”
traveling across
From this reading “Crossing the Line "Mr. Mostyn."”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “"Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?"”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “Crossing the Line "Mr. Mostyn."”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “"Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?"”
possessive form of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “"Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?"”
look attentively
From this reading “"Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?"”
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 “"Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?"”
direct the course of; manage or control
In this reading “"Very good; carry on."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?"
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Very good; carry on."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?"
traveling across
From this reading Crossing the Line "Mr. Mostyn."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?"
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Very good; carry on."
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Crossing the Line "Mr. Mostyn."
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading "Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crossing the Line "Mr. Mostyn."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Crossing the Line "Mr. Mostyn."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Very good; carry on."
possessive form of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading "Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "Sir?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Crossing the Line "Mr. Mostyn."
the act of using
From this reading "Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?"
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very good; carry on."
look attentively
From this reading "Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you by any chance use the owner's code-book during the middle watch?"
Chapter 13 of The Wireless Officer by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 13 holds 126 sentences of The Wireless Officer, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The Wireless Officer by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 126 sentences, grouped into 26 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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