Chapter 8 of Tracked by Wireless is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Tracked by Wireless is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREAT INTRIGUE “Hulloa? Hulloa? Hulloa? Hulloa, Croydon? Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
Chapter 8 of Tracked by Wireless is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
From this reading “Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.”
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading “Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.”
a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
From this reading “Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.”
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
From this reading “THE GREAT INTRIGUE “Hulloa?”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.”
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 “Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.”
medium for communication
From this reading “Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.”
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In this reading “Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.”
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an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hulloa, Croydon?
a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT INTRIGUE “Hulloa?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREAT INTRIGUE “Hulloa?
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
From this reading THE GREAT INTRIGUE “Hulloa?
and nothing more
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
above and across; more than
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
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 Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT INTRIGUE “Hulloa?
medium for communication
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
Chapter 8 of Tracked by Wireless by William Le Queux holds 366 sentences, grouped into 74 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 8 holds 366 sentences of Tracked by Wireless, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Tracked by Wireless by William Le Queux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 366 sentences, grouped into 74 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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