Chapter 18 of The Wireless Officer is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Wireless Officer is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Difference of a Dot "Hello, Sparks; you look a bit off colour?" This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin. "I feel it, Doc," replied Peter. "Touch of the old complaint--malaria." Selwyn had detected the symptoms the moment the Wireless Officer showed his face inside the door.
Chapter 18 of The Wireless Officer is here in full — 87 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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perceived or discerned
From this reading “Selwyn had detected the symptoms the moment the Wireless Officer showed his face inside the door.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"I feel it, Doc," replied Peter.”
a very small circular shape
From this reading “The Difference of a Dot "Hello, Sparks; you look a bit off colour?"”
an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever
From this reading “"Touch of the old complaint--malaria."”
any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
From this reading “This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.”
plural of “spark” — a momentary flash of light
From this reading “The Difference of a Dot "Hello, Sparks; you look a bit off colour?"”
plural of “symptom” — (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
From this reading “Selwyn had detected the symptoms the moment the Wireless Officer showed his face inside the door.”
medium for communication
From this reading “Selwyn had detected the symptoms the moment the Wireless Officer showed his face inside the door.”
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 “"Touch of the old complaint--malaria."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Difference of a Dot "Hello, Sparks; you look a bit off colour?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading The Difference of a Dot "Hello, Sparks; you look a bit off colour?"
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading The Difference of a Dot "Hello, Sparks; you look a bit off colour?"
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading "Touch of the old complaint--malaria."
perceived or discerned
From this reading Selwyn had detected the symptoms the moment the Wireless Officer showed his face inside the door.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading The Difference of a Dot "Hello, Sparks; you look a bit off colour?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "I feel it, Doc," replied Peter.
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Selwyn had detected the symptoms the moment the Wireless Officer showed his face inside the door.
a very small circular shape
From this reading The Difference of a Dot "Hello, Sparks; you look a bit off colour?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Selwyn had detected the symptoms the moment the Wireless Officer showed his face inside the door.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I feel it, Doc," replied Peter.
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Selwyn had detected the symptoms the moment the Wireless Officer showed his face inside the door.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.
an expression of greeting
From this reading The Difference of a Dot "Hello, Sparks; you look a bit off colour?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Selwyn had detected the symptoms the moment the Wireless Officer showed his face inside the door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I feel it, Doc," replied Peter.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Selwyn had detected the symptoms the moment the Wireless Officer showed his face inside the door.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I feel it, Doc," replied Peter.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Difference of a Dot "Hello, Sparks; you look a bit off colour?"
an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever
From this reading "Touch of the old complaint--malaria."
a particular point in time
From this reading Selwyn had detected the symptoms the moment the Wireless Officer showed his face inside the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Difference of a Dot "Hello, Sparks; you look a bit off colour?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Difference of a Dot "Hello, Sparks; you look a bit off colour?"
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Selwyn had detected the symptoms the moment the Wireless Officer showed his face inside the door.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Touch of the old complaint--malaria."
above and across; more than
From this reading This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading "I feel it, Doc," replied Peter.
any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
From this reading This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I feel it, Doc," replied Peter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selwyn had detected the symptoms the moment the Wireless Officer showed his face inside the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Selwyn had detected the symptoms the moment the Wireless Officer showed his face inside the door.
plural of “spark” — a momentary flash of light
From this reading The Difference of a Dot "Hello, Sparks; you look a bit off colour?"
plural of “symptom” — (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
From this reading Selwyn had detected the symptoms the moment the Wireless Officer showed his face inside the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Difference of a Dot "Hello, Sparks; you look a bit off colour?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading "Touch of the old complaint--malaria."
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.
look attentively
From this reading This was Dr. Selwyn's greeting as Mostyn, having handed over the watch to Plover, walked into the doctor's cabin.
medium for communication
From this reading Selwyn had detected the symptoms the moment the Wireless Officer showed his face inside the door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Difference of a Dot "Hello, Sparks; you look a bit off colour?"
Chapter 18 of The Wireless Officer by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 87 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 18 holds 87 sentences of The Wireless Officer, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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