Chapter 25 of The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything. But slowly the pure air revived him and his powers came back. He sat up, then rose unsteadily to his feet. In a few moments he felt all right. He began to look about him.
Chapter 25 of The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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intentionally conceived
From this reading “More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything.”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “In a few moments he felt all right.”
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading “But slowly the pure air revived him and his powers came back.”
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “But slowly the pure air revived him and his powers came back.”
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading “But slowly the pure air revived him and his powers came back.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “He sat up, then rose unsteadily to his feet.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “But slowly the pure air revived him and his powers came back.”
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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 More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He began to look about him.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading But slowly the pure air revived him and his powers came back.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In a few moments he felt all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But slowly the pure air revived him and his powers came back.
any thing at all
From this reading More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He began to look about him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But slowly the pure air revived him and his powers came back.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But slowly the pure air revived him and his powers came back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything.
intentionally conceived
From this reading More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He sat up, then rose unsteadily to his feet.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading In a few moments he felt all right.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In a few moments he felt all right.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything.
only a very short time before
From this reading More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat up, then rose unsteadily to his feet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But slowly the pure air revived him and his powers came back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few moments he felt all right.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything.
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 More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He began to look about him.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading In a few moments he felt all right.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading But slowly the pure air revived him and his powers came back.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading But slowly the pure air revived him and his powers came back.
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading But slowly the pure air revived him and his powers came back.
precisely, exactly
From this reading In a few moments he felt all right.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He sat up, then rose unsteadily to his feet.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat up, then rose unsteadily to his feet.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading But slowly the pure air revived him and his powers came back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But slowly the pure air revived him and his powers came back.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He sat up, then rose unsteadily to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading More Thumb-Prints For a long time Charley lay on his back, hardly conscious of anything.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sat up, then rose unsteadily to his feet.
in an unsteady manner
From this reading He sat up, then rose unsteadily to his feet.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He sat up, then rose unsteadily to his feet.
Chapter 25 of The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol by Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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 25 holds 85 sentences of The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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