Chapter 14 of The Young Wireless Operator—With the U. S. is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Young Wireless Operator—With the U. S. is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHO MADE THE FALSE KEY? For a moment Willie was fairly speechless with astonishment. It was too good to be true. The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck. At last his innocence was established.
Chapter 14 of The Young Wireless Operator—With the U. S. is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put in effect
From this reading “The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.”
highly skilled
From this reading “The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.”
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “For a moment Willie was fairly speechless with astonishment.”
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading “At last his innocence was established.”
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading “At last his innocence was established.”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.”
from appearances alone
From this reading “The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.”
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading “For a moment Willie was fairly speechless with astonishment.”
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 “WHO MADE THE FALSE KEY?”
In this reading “The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.”
temporarily
In this reading “For a moment Willie was fairly speechless with astonishment.”
In this reading “For a moment Willie was fairly speechless with astonishment.”
In this reading “It was too good to be true.”
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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 a moment Willie was fairly speechless with astonishment.
put in effect
From this reading The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.
highly skilled
From this reading The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading For a moment Willie was fairly speechless with astonishment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last his innocence was established.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was too good to be true.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading At last his innocence was established.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading For a moment Willie was fairly speechless with astonishment.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading WHO MADE THE FALSE KEY?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment Willie was fairly speechless with astonishment.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It was too good to be true.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last his innocence was established.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading At last his innocence was established.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was too good to be true.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading WHO MADE THE FALSE KEY?
immediately past
From this reading At last his innocence was established.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading WHO MADE THE FALSE KEY?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment Willie was fairly speechless with astonishment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.
from appearances alone
From this reading The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading For a moment Willie was fairly speechless with astonishment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHO MADE THE FALSE KEY?
a special situation
From this reading The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was too good to be true.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was too good to be true.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It was too good to be true.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had been accomplished seemingly by pure luck.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment Willie was fairly speechless with astonishment.
which person or people
From this reading WHO MADE THE FALSE KEY?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment Willie was fairly speechless with astonishment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a moment Willie was fairly speechless with astonishment.
Chapter 14 of The Young Wireless Operator—With the U. S. by Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss holds 242 sentences, grouped into 49 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 14 holds 242 sentences of The Young Wireless Operator—With the U. S., unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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