Chapter 16 of The Young Wireless Operator—With the Oyster Fleet is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Young Wireless Operator—With the Oyster Fleet is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PLANTING SEASON BEGINS Weeks passed. The oyster business grew duller and duller. More and more ships were laid up for the winter. For days at a time the _Bertha B_ lay fast at her pier. To a lad of Alec's energetic, impatient nature, it was a trying period.
Chapter 16 of The Young Wireless Operator—With the Oyster Fleet is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “THE PLANTING SEASON BEGINS Weeks passed.”
comparative of “dull” — lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “The oyster business grew duller and duller.”
possessing or exerting or displaying energy
From this reading “To a lad of Alec's energetic, impatient nature, it was a trying period.”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “To a lad of Alec's energetic, impatient nature, it was a trying period.”
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading “The oyster business grew duller and duller.”
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “For days at a time the _Bertha B_ lay fast at her pier.”
the act of fixing firmly in place
From this reading “THE PLANTING SEASON BEGINS Weeks passed.”
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading “More and more ships were laid up for the winter.”
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.
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In this reading “The oyster business grew duller and duller.”
simultaneously
In this reading “For days at a time the _Bertha B_ lay fast at her pier.”
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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 For days at a time the _Bertha B_ lay fast at her pier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To a lad of Alec's energetic, impatient nature, it was a trying period.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The oyster business grew duller and duller.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For days at a time the _Bertha B_ lay fast at her pier.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading For days at a time the _Bertha B_ lay fast at her pier.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading THE PLANTING SEASON BEGINS Weeks passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For days at a time the _Bertha B_ lay fast at her pier.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The oyster business grew duller and duller.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For days at a time the _Bertha B_ lay fast at her pier.
comparative of “dull” — lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The oyster business grew duller and duller.
possessing or exerting or displaying energy
From this reading To a lad of Alec's energetic, impatient nature, it was a trying period.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading For days at a time the _Bertha B_ lay fast at her pier.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading More and more ships were laid up for the winter.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The oyster business grew duller and duller.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For days at a time the _Bertha B_ lay fast at her pier.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading To a lad of Alec's energetic, impatient nature, it was a trying period.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To a lad of Alec's energetic, impatient nature, it was a trying period.
a boy or man
From this reading To a lad of Alec's energetic, impatient nature, it was a trying period.
set down according to a plan
From this reading More and more ships were laid up for the winter.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For days at a time the _Bertha B_ lay fast at her pier.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More and more ships were laid up for the winter.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading To a lad of Alec's energetic, impatient nature, it was a trying period.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To a lad of Alec's energetic, impatient nature, it was a trying period.
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading The oyster business grew duller and duller.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE PLANTING SEASON BEGINS Weeks passed.
an amount of time
From this reading To a lad of Alec's energetic, impatient nature, it was a trying period.
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading For days at a time the _Bertha B_ lay fast at her pier.
the act of fixing firmly in place
From this reading THE PLANTING SEASON BEGINS Weeks passed.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading THE PLANTING SEASON BEGINS Weeks passed.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading More and more ships were laid up for the winter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLANTING SEASON BEGINS Weeks passed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For days at a time the _Bertha B_ lay fast at her pier.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To a lad of Alec's energetic, impatient nature, it was a trying period.
hard to endure
From this reading To a lad of Alec's energetic, impatient nature, it was a trying period.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading More and more ships were laid up for the winter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To a lad of Alec's energetic, impatient nature, it was a trying period.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE PLANTING SEASON BEGINS Weeks passed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading More and more ships were laid up for the winter.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading More and more ships were laid up for the winter.
Chapter 16 of The Young Wireless Operator—With the Oyster Fleet by Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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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