Chapter 10 of Motor Boat Boys Among the Florida Keys is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Motor Boat Boys Among the Florida Keys is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ABOARD THE STRANGE POWER BOAT. "Well, this _is_ a rich joke!" laughed the man. "Just keep your fingers from pressing those triggers, please, boys. No danger of my trying the disappearing act. Fact is, we've been expecting you to come along for some time now."
Chapter 10 of Motor Boat Boys Among the Florida Keys is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “ABOARD THE STRANGE POWER BOAT.”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “No danger of my trying the disappearing act.”
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading “No danger of my trying the disappearing act.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Fact is, we've been expecting you to come along for some time now."”
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading “"Just keep your fingers from pressing those triggers, please, boys.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “"Well, this _is_ a rich joke!" laughed the man.”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “"Just keep your fingers from pressing those triggers, please, boys.”
plural of “trigger” — lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
From this reading “"Just keep your fingers from pressing those triggers, please, boys.”
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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come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “Fact is, we've been expecting you to come along for some time now."”
In this reading “Fact is, we've been expecting you to come along for some time now."”
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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 "Well, this _is_ a rich joke!" laughed the man.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading ABOARD THE STRANGE POWER BOAT.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading No danger of my trying the disappearing act.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Fact is, we've been expecting you to come along for some time now."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Fact is, we've been expecting you to come along for some time now."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading ABOARD THE STRANGE POWER BOAT.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Just keep your fingers from pressing those triggers, please, boys.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Fact is, we've been expecting you to come along for some time now."
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading No danger of my trying the disappearing act.
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading No danger of my trying the disappearing act.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Fact is, we've been expecting you to come along for some time now."
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Fact is, we've been expecting you to come along for some time now."
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading "Just keep your fingers from pressing those triggers, please, boys.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fact is, we've been expecting you to come along for some time now."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Just keep your fingers from pressing those triggers, please, boys.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, this _is_ a rich joke!" laughed the man.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading "Well, this _is_ a rich joke!" laughed the man.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just keep your fingers from pressing those triggers, please, boys.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Just keep your fingers from pressing those triggers, please, boys.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Well, this _is_ a rich joke!" laughed the man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Well, this _is_ a rich joke!" laughed the man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No danger of my trying the disappearing act.
not any; not one
From this reading No danger of my trying the disappearing act.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Fact is, we've been expecting you to come along for some time now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No danger of my trying the disappearing act.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Just keep your fingers from pressing those triggers, please, boys.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading ABOARD THE STRANGE POWER BOAT.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading "Just keep your fingers from pressing those triggers, please, boys.
possessing material wealth
From this reading "Well, this _is_ a rich joke!" laughed the man.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Fact is, we've been expecting you to come along for some time now."
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading ABOARD THE STRANGE POWER BOAT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ABOARD THE STRANGE POWER BOAT.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, this _is_ a rich joke!" laughed the man.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Just keep your fingers from pressing those triggers, please, boys.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Fact is, we've been expecting you to come along for some time now."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fact is, we've been expecting you to come along for some time now."
plural of “trigger” — lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
From this reading "Just keep your fingers from pressing those triggers, please, boys.
hard to endure
From this reading No danger of my trying the disappearing act.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fact is, we've been expecting you to come along for some time now."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, this _is_ a rich joke!" laughed the man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fact is, we've been expecting you to come along for some time now."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Just keep your fingers from pressing those triggers, please, boys.
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