Chapter 13 of The Young Wireless Operator—Afloat is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Young Wireless Operator—Afloat is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Poor Roy! No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him. To Roy the captain’s harsh remark seemed the very essence of injustice. He did not desire praise. He neither expected nor wished any special consideration.
Chapter 13 of The Young Wireless Operator—Afloat is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading “He neither expected nor wished any special consideration.”
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
From this reading “No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him.”
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
From this reading “To Roy the captain’s harsh remark seemed the very essence of injustice.”
unpleasantly stern
From this reading “To Roy the captain’s harsh remark seemed the very essence of injustice.”
an unjust act
From this reading “To Roy the captain’s harsh remark seemed the very essence of injustice.”
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “He did not desire praise.”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “To Roy the captain’s harsh remark seemed the very essence of injustice.”
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 “To Roy the captain’s harsh remark seemed the very essence of injustice.”
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He neither expected nor wished any special consideration.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him.
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading To Roy the captain’s harsh remark seemed the very essence of injustice.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading He neither expected nor wished any special consideration.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading He did not desire praise.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not desire praise.
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
From this reading No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him.
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
From this reading To Roy the captain’s harsh remark seemed the very essence of injustice.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading He neither expected nor wished any special consideration.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him.
unpleasantly stern
From this reading To Roy the captain’s harsh remark seemed the very essence of injustice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him.
an unjust act
From this reading To Roy the captain’s harsh remark seemed the very essence of injustice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He neither expected nor wished any special consideration.
not any; not one
From this reading No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He neither expected nor wished any special consideration.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not desire praise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Roy the captain’s harsh remark seemed the very essence of injustice.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Roy!
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading He did not desire praise.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading To Roy the captain’s harsh remark seemed the very essence of injustice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Roy!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading He neither expected nor wished any special consideration.
not in physical motion
From this reading No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Roy the captain’s harsh remark seemed the very essence of injustice.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him.
precisely as stated
From this reading To Roy the captain’s harsh remark seemed the very essence of injustice.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading He neither expected nor wished any special consideration.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No matter how hard he tried, it seemed, the captain would still be dissatisfied with him.
Chapter 13 of The Young Wireless Operator—Afloat by Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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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