Chapter 24 of The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Crisis The forester hastened down the highway at a A tremendous pace. Charley set out along the forest road he had so recently built. Before he knew it, he was running madly. He ran for a long distance, hardly conscious that he was running. Presently he stopped from very fatigue.
Chapter 24 of The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “The Crisis The forester hastened down the highway at a A tremendous pace.”
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading “Presently he stopped from very fatigue.”
English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
From this reading “The Crisis The forester hastened down the highway at a A tremendous pace.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “The Crisis The forester hastened down the highway at a A tremendous pace.”
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading “The Crisis The forester hastened down the highway at a A tremendous pace.”
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “Before he knew it, he was running madly.”
in the recent past
From this reading “Charley set out along the forest road he had so recently built.”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “The Crisis The forester hastened down the highway at a A tremendous pace.”
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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 Crisis The forester hastened down the highway at a A tremendous pace.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Charley set out along the forest road he had so recently built.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Crisis The forester hastened down the highway at a A tremendous pace.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before he knew it, he was running madly.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Charley set out along the forest road he had so recently built.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charley set out along the forest road he had so recently built.
intentionally conceived
From this reading He ran for a long distance, hardly conscious that he was running.
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading The Crisis The forester hastened down the highway at a A tremendous pace.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading He ran for a long distance, hardly conscious that he was running.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Crisis The forester hastened down the highway at a A tremendous pace.
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading Presently he stopped from very fatigue.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He ran for a long distance, hardly conscious that he was running.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Charley set out along the forest road he had so recently built.
English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
From this reading The Crisis The forester hastened down the highway at a A tremendous pace.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Presently he stopped from very fatigue.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Charley set out along the forest road he had so recently built.
only a very short time before
From this reading He ran for a long distance, hardly conscious that he was running.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading The Crisis The forester hastened down the highway at a A tremendous pace.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charley set out along the forest road he had so recently built.
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading The Crisis The forester hastened down the highway at a A tremendous pace.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before he knew it, he was running madly.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Before he knew it, he was running madly.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He ran for a long distance, hardly conscious that he was running.
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Before he knew it, he was running madly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Charley set out along the forest road he had so recently built.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading The Crisis The forester hastened down the highway at a A tremendous pace.
in the near future
From this reading Presently he stopped from very fatigue.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He ran for a long distance, hardly conscious that he was running.
in the recent past
From this reading Charley set out along the forest road he had so recently built.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Charley set out along the forest road he had so recently built.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Before he knew it, he was running madly.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Charley set out along the forest road he had so recently built.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Charley set out along the forest road he had so recently built.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Presently he stopped from very fatigue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He ran for a long distance, hardly conscious that he was running.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Crisis The forester hastened down the highway at a A tremendous pace.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The Crisis The forester hastened down the highway at a A tremendous pace.
precisely as stated
From this reading Presently he stopped from very fatigue.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before he knew it, he was running madly.
Chapter 24 of The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol by Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss holds 308 sentences, grouped into 62 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 308 sentences of The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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