Chapter 4 of All Aboard is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of All Aboard is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UP THE RIVER. At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers. "Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker. "We will go up the lake again." "Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.
Chapter 4 of All Aboard is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.”
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading “"Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.”
plural of “cheer” — a cry or shout of approval
From this reading “At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.”
someone who plays the harp
From this reading “"Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.”
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.”
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading “At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.”
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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 "Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.
later than; following
From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.
anew
From this reading "We will go up the lake again."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading "Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.
plural of “cheer” — a cry or shout of approval
From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.
the act of giving
From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We will go up the lake again."
the act of departing
From this reading "Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.
someone who plays the harp
From this reading "Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.
any competition
From this reading "Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading UP THE RIVER.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.
express a supposition
From this reading "Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UP THE RIVER.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading UP THE RIVER.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We will go up the lake again."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "We will go up the lake again."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.
Chapter 4 of All Aboard by Oliver Optic holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 4 holds 159 sentences of All Aboard, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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