Chapter 11 of The Young Wireless Operator—With the U. S. is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Young Wireless Operator—With the U. S. is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work. He was on his mettle now. He had but one thought, night and day. That was to prove his worth. That meant, first, to prove his innocence; and second, to prove his ability.
Chapter 11 of The Young Wireless Operator—With the U. S. is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading “That meant, first, to prove his innocence; and second, to prove his ability.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.”
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
From this reading “WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.”
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading “That meant, first, to prove his innocence; and second, to prove his ability.”
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading “WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.”
the courage to carry on
From this reading “He was on his mettle now.”
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading “WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading That meant, first, to prove his innocence; and second, to prove his ability.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had but one thought, night and day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He had but one thought, night and day.
the act of discovering something
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading That meant, first, to prove his innocence; and second, to prove his ability.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had but one thought, night and day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading That meant, first, to prove his innocence; and second, to prove his ability.
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading That meant, first, to prove his innocence; and second, to prove his ability.
the courage to carry on
From this reading He was on his mettle now.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He had but one thought, night and day.
not any; not one
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was on his mettle now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on his mettle now.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had but one thought, night and day.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading That was to prove his worth.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading That meant, first, to prove his innocence; and second, to prove his ability.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was to prove his worth.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had but one thought, night and day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was to prove his worth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
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From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading WILLIE MAKES A DISCOVERY But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading That was to prove his worth.
Chapter 11 of The Young Wireless Operator—With the U. S. by Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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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