Chapter 24 of The Wireless Officer is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Wireless Officer is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn. Captain Mostyn deliberately lighted a cigarette while he worked out a mental sum. "Hardly," he replied. "Give the Royal Mail a chance, old lady. We heard from the boy from Las Palmas.
Chapter 24 of The Wireless Officer is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading “Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.”
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “Captain Mostyn deliberately lighted a cigarette while he worked out a mental sum.”
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading “Captain Mostyn deliberately lighted a cigarette while he worked out a mental sum.”
plural of “la” — a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading “We heard from the boy from Las Palmas.”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “"Give the Royal Mail a chance, old lady.”
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading “Captain Mostyn deliberately lighted a cigarette while he worked out a mental sum.”
a quantity of money
From this reading “Captain Mostyn deliberately lighted a cigarette while he worked out a mental sum.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.”
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.
your own wife
In this reading “"Give the Royal Mail a chance, old lady.”
In this reading “Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.”
come up with
In this reading “Captain Mostyn deliberately lighted a cigarette while he worked out a mental sum.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
a youthful male person
From this reading We heard from the boy from Las Palmas.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Mostyn deliberately lighted a cigarette while he worked out a mental sum.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Give the Royal Mail a chance, old lady.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading Captain Mostyn deliberately lighted a cigarette while he worked out a mental sum.
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading Captain Mostyn deliberately lighted a cigarette while he worked out a mental sum.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Give the Royal Mail a chance, old lady.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
only a very short time before
From this reading "Hardly," he replied.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Mostyn deliberately lighted a cigarette while he worked out a mental sum.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading We heard from the boy from Las Palmas.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Give the Royal Mail a chance, old lady.
plural of “la” — a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading We heard from the boy from Las Palmas.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
set afire or burning
From this reading Captain Mostyn deliberately lighted a cigarette while he worked out a mental sum.
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading "Give the Royal Mail a chance, old lady.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading Captain Mostyn deliberately lighted a cigarette while he worked out a mental sum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Give the Royal Mail a chance, old lady.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Captain Mostyn deliberately lighted a cigarette while he worked out a mental sum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We heard from the boy from Las Palmas.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Hardly," he replied.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading "Give the Royal Mail a chance, old lady.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
a quantity of money
From this reading Captain Mostyn deliberately lighted a cigarette while he worked out a mental sum.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Tidings from the Sea "It's about time we had a letter from Peter from Cape Town, isn't it?" inquired Mrs. Mostyn.
during the time that
From this reading Captain Mostyn deliberately lighted a cigarette while he worked out a mental sum.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Captain Mostyn deliberately lighted a cigarette while he worked out a mental sum.
Chapter 24 of The Wireless Officer by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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 24 holds 119 sentences of The Wireless Officer, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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