Chapter 2 of You're on the Air is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of You're on the Air is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Joe Carlin awoke. At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel. How did you go about getting on the air? His hand reached for a radio beside the bed. A station came in, swelled, and filled the room with a crash of music.
Chapter 2 of You're on the Air is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “Joe Carlin awoke.”
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading “At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.”
fall or come down violently
From this reading “A station came in, swelled, and filled the room with a crash of music.”
under the influence of narcotics
From this reading “At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.”
medium for communication
From this reading “His hand reached for a radio beside the bed.”
in a restless manner
From this reading “At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.”
feeling self-importance
From this reading “A station came in, swelled, and filled the room with a crash of music.”
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading “At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.”
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.”
In this reading “His hand reached for a radio beside the bed.”
In this reading “How did you go about getting on the air?”
In this reading “A station came in, swelled, and filled the room with a crash of music.”
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 At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How did you go about getting on the air?
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading How did you go about getting on the air?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A station came in, swelled, and filled the room with a crash of music.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Joe Carlin awoke.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading His hand reached for a radio beside the bed.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.
next to; at the side of
From this reading His hand reached for a radio beside the bed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A station came in, swelled, and filled the room with a crash of music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe Carlin awoke.
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.
fall or come down violently
From this reading A station came in, swelled, and filled the room with a crash of music.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How did you go about getting on the air?
under the influence of narcotics
From this reading At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading A station came in, swelled, and filled the room with a crash of music.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His hand reached for a radio beside the bed.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading How did you go about getting on the air?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading How did you go about getting on the air?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading His hand reached for a radio beside the bed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How did you go about getting on the air?
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A station came in, swelled, and filled the room with a crash of music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe Carlin awoke.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading A station came in, swelled, and filled the room with a crash of music.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A station came in, swelled, and filled the room with a crash of music.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How did you go about getting on the air?
on one occasion
From this reading At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.
medium for communication
From this reading His hand reached for a radio beside the bed.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading His hand reached for a radio beside the bed.
in a restless manner
From this reading At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A station came in, swelled, and filled the room with a crash of music.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading A station came in, swelled, and filled the room with a crash of music.
not in physical motion
From this reading At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.
feeling self-importance
From this reading A station came in, swelled, and filled the room with a crash of music.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How did you go about getting on the air?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading At once his mind, still partly drugged with sleep, began to worm restlessly through a hungry channel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How did you go about getting on the air?
Chapter 2 of You're on the Air by William Heyliger holds 359 sentences, grouped into 72 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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