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The Wireless Operator—With the U. S. Coast
The Wireless Operator—With the U. S. Coast

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The Wireless Operator—With the U. S. Coast is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE CULPRIT DISCOVERED Night had come before the captain left the bridge.
As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.
Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.
Was Black asleep or not?
How was he ever to discover?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Wireless Operator—With the U. S. Coast

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The Wireless Operator—With the U. S. Coast is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE CULPRIT DISCOVERED Night had come before the captain left the bridge.
/ðə ˈkʌlprɪt dɪˈskʌvərd naɪt hæd kʌm bɪˈfɔːr ðə ˈkæptən left ðə brɪdʒ/
Line 2
As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.
/æz hiː peɪst bæk ənd fɔːrθ hiː tɜːrnd ˈoʊvər ɪn hɪz maɪnd ðə ˈprɑːbləm ʌv ðə ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ neɪl/
Line 3
Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.
/blæk kʊd nɑːt hæv ˈdrɪvən ðə neɪl ˈɪntuː ðə fiːld kɔɪl ɪf hiː wɑːz ˈrɪli əˈsliːp æt ðə taɪm hiː wɑːz bɪˈliːvd tuː hæv bɪn/
Line 4
Was Black asleep or not?
/wɑːz blæk əˈsliːp ɔːr nɑːt/
Line 5
How was he ever to discover?

Learner Dictionary

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.

coil noun US /kɔɪl/

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

From this reading “Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
culprit noun US /ˈkʌlprɪt/

someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

From this reading “THE CULPRIT DISCOVERED Night had come before the captain left the bridge.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
discover verb US /dɪˈskʌvər/

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading “How was he ever to discover?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
driven adjective US /ˈdrɪvən/

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading “Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
finishing noun US /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

From this reading “As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nail verb US /neɪl/

attach something somewhere by means of nails

From this reading “As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
paced verb US /peɪst/

past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces

From this reading “As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
problem noun US /ˈprɑːbləm/

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading “As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

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into the field preposition + article + noun counted as “into … field”

In this reading “Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.”

2,401 times in 426,211 chapters
at the time preposition + article + noun counted as “at … time”

simultaneously

In this reading “Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.”

57,842 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 46

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.

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AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.

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asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/

in a state of sleep

From this reading Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.

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backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.

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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE CULPRIT DISCOVERED Night had come before the captain left the bridge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BlackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bridgenounUS /brɪdʒ/

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading THE CULPRIT DISCOVERED Night had come before the captain left the bridge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
captainnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading THE CULPRIT DISCOVERED Night had come before the captain left the bridge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
coilnounUS /kɔɪl/

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

From this reading Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE CULPRIT DISCOVERED Night had come before the captain left the bridge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
CULPRITnounUS /ˈkʌlprɪt/

someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

From this reading THE CULPRIT DISCOVERED Night had come before the captain left the bridge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
discoververbUS /dɪˈskʌvər/

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading How was he ever to discover?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DISCOVEREDadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading THE CULPRIT DISCOVERED Night had come before the captain left the bridge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading How was he ever to discover?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fieldnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

From this reading As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE CULPRIT DISCOVERED Night had come before the captain left the bridge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.

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From this reading How was he ever to discover?

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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading THE CULPRIT DISCOVERED Night had come before the captain left the bridge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.

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nailverbUS /neɪl/

attach something somewhere by means of nails

From this reading As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading THE CULPRIT DISCOVERED Night had come before the captain left the bridge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Was Black asleep or not?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
pacedverbUS /peɪst/

past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces

From this reading As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE CULPRIT DISCOVERED Night had come before the captain left the bridge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Black could not have driven the nail into the field coil if he was really asleep at the time he was believed to have been.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 19 of The Wireless Operator—With the U. S. Coast by Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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.

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Chapter 19 holds 108 sentences of The Wireless Operator—With the U. S. Coast, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.

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