Chapter 11 of The Young Wireless Operator—With the Oyster Fleet is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Young Wireless Operator—With the Oyster Fleet is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb. Then his usual explosive nature asserted itself. "That's where my money went," he burst out, holding up the severed pocket. He leaped to his feet. "You look after this scoundrel and don't let him get away.
Chapter 11 of The Young Wireless Operator—With the Oyster Fleet is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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confidently declared to be so
From this reading “Then his usual explosive nature asserted itself.”
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading “A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.”
serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
From this reading “Then his usual explosive nature asserted itself.”
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading “A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “"You look after this scoundrel and don't let him get away.”
detached by cutting
From this reading “"That's where my money went," he burst out, holding up the severed pocket.”
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.”
medium for communication
From this reading “A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.”
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.
give sudden release to an expression
In this reading “"That's where my money went," he burst out, holding up the severed pocket.”
temporarily
In this reading “A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.”
run away from confinement
In this reading “"You look after this scoundrel and don't let him get away.”
keep under careful scrutiny
In this reading “"You look after this scoundrel and don't let him get away.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.
later than; following
From this reading "You look after this scoundrel and don't let him get away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You look after this scoundrel and don't let him get away.
confidently declared to be so
From this reading Then his usual explosive nature asserted itself.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "You look after this scoundrel and don't let him get away.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading "That's where my money went," he burst out, holding up the severed pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You look after this scoundrel and don't let him get away.
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.
serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
From this reading Then his usual explosive nature asserted itself.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He leaped to his feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You look after this scoundrel and don't let him get away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's where my money went," he burst out, holding up the severed pocket.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You look after this scoundrel and don't let him get away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then his usual explosive nature asserted itself.
the act of retaining something
From this reading "That's where my money went," he burst out, holding up the severed pocket.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then his usual explosive nature asserted itself.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He leaped to his feet.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "You look after this scoundrel and don't let him get away.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "You look after this scoundrel and don't let him get away.
a particular point in time
From this reading A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "That's where my money went," he burst out, holding up the severed pocket.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That's where my money went," he burst out, holding up the severed pocket.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Then his usual explosive nature asserted itself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "That's where my money went," he burst out, holding up the severed pocket.
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading "That's where my money went," he burst out, holding up the severed pocket.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading "You look after this scoundrel and don't let him get away.
detached by cutting
From this reading "That's where my money went," he burst out, holding up the severed pocket.
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's where my money went," he burst out, holding up the severed pocket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then his usual explosive nature asserted itself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You look after this scoundrel and don't let him get away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He leaped to his feet.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "That's where my money went," he burst out, holding up the severed pocket.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Then his usual explosive nature asserted itself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "That's where my money went," he burst out, holding up the severed pocket.
in or at the place that
From this reading "That's where my money went," he burst out, holding up the severed pocket.
medium for communication
From this reading A WIRELESS TELEPHONE For a moment the oyster skipper was like one struck dumb.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You look after this scoundrel and don't let him get away.
Chapter 11 of The Young Wireless Operator—With the Oyster Fleet by Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss holds 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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 11 holds 289 sentences of The Young Wireless Operator—With the Oyster Fleet, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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