Chapter 14 of The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint. "It's bad!" he said. "Altogether bad! He's as cunning as a rat, that Bill Collins. But how he could ever discover a camp so well concealed as this one is, I don't know."
Chapter 14 of The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading “He's as cunning as a rat, that Bill Collins.”
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From this reading “But how he could ever discover a camp so well concealed as this one is, I don't know."”
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading “He's as cunning as a rat, that Bill Collins.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “But how he could ever discover a camp so well concealed as this one is, I don't know."”
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading “The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.”
possessive form of “ranger” — a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading “The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.”
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “He's as cunning as a rat, that Bill Collins.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.”
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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 He's as cunning as a rat, that Bill Collins.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "Altogether bad!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He's as cunning as a rat, that Bill Collins.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "It's bad!" he said.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading He's as cunning as a rat, that Bill Collins.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how he could ever discover a camp so well concealed as this one is, I don't know."
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading But how he could ever discover a camp so well concealed as this one is, I don't know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading He's as cunning as a rat, that Bill Collins.
not accessible to view
From this reading But how he could ever discover a camp so well concealed as this one is, I don't know."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But how he could ever discover a camp so well concealed as this one is, I don't know."
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading He's as cunning as a rat, that Bill Collins.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading But how he could ever discover a camp so well concealed as this one is, I don't know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how he could ever discover a camp so well concealed as this one is, I don't know."
at any time
From this reading The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's bad!" he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's as cunning as a rat, that Bill Collins.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.
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From this reading But how he could ever discover a camp so well concealed as this one is, I don't know."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But how he could ever discover a camp so well concealed as this one is, I don't know."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But how he could ever discover a camp so well concealed as this one is, I don't know."
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From this reading "It's bad!" he said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But how he could ever discover a camp so well concealed as this one is, I don't know."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But how he could ever discover a camp so well concealed as this one is, I don't know."
possessive form of “ranger” — a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading He's as cunning as a rat, that Bill Collins.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's bad!" he said.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But how he could ever discover a camp so well concealed as this one is, I don't know."
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He's as cunning as a rat, that Bill Collins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But how he could ever discover a camp so well concealed as this one is, I don't know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading But how he could ever discover a camp so well concealed as this one is, I don't know."
at the time that
From this reading The Telltale Thumb-Print More serious than ever was the ranger's face when Charley showed him the telltale footprint.
Chapter 14 of The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol by Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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 14 holds 220 sentences of The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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