Chapter 16 of Motor Boat Boys Among the Florida Keys is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Motor Boat Boys Among the Florida Keys is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SCREECHER FROM THE NORTH. All of them awaited the verdict with bated breath. Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag. "We can mend it, all right," he announced, as he finally snaked his way out. A chorus of approval greeted the announcement.
Chapter 16 of Motor Boat Boys Among the Florida Keys is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a formal public statement
From this reading “A chorus of approval greeted the announcement.”
the formal act of approving
From this reading “A chorus of approval greeted the announcement.”
diminished or moderated
From this reading “All of them awaited the verdict with bated breath.”
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.”
violate or abuse
From this reading “Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “"We can mend it, all right," he announced, as he finally snaked his way out.”
catch on a snag
From this reading “Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.”
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading “All of them awaited the verdict with bated breath.”
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In this reading “A SCREECHER FROM THE NORTH.”
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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 A SCREECHER FROM THE NORTH.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All of them awaited the verdict with bated breath.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "We can mend it, all right," he announced, as he finally snaked his way out.
a formal public statement
From this reading A chorus of approval greeted the announcement.
the formal act of approving
From this reading A chorus of approval greeted the announcement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We can mend it, all right," he announced, as he finally snaked his way out.
expected hopefully
From this reading All of them awaited the verdict with bated breath.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.
diminished or moderated
From this reading All of them awaited the verdict with bated breath.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading All of them awaited the verdict with bated breath.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We can mend it, all right," he announced, as he finally snaked his way out.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading A chorus of approval greeted the announcement.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading "We can mend it, all right," he announced, as he finally snaked his way out.
violate or abuse
From this reading Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A SCREECHER FROM THE NORTH.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading A chorus of approval greeted the announcement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We can mend it, all right," he announced, as he finally snaked his way out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We can mend it, all right," he announced, as he finally snaked his way out.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading "We can mend it, all right," he announced, as he finally snaked his way out.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading A SCREECHER FROM THE NORTH.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All of them awaited the verdict with bated breath.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "We can mend it, all right," he announced, as he finally snaked his way out.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "We can mend it, all right," he announced, as he finally snaked his way out.
someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
From this reading A SCREECHER FROM THE NORTH.
catch on a snag
From this reading Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.
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From this reading "We can mend it, all right," he announced, as he finally snaked his way out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SCREECHER FROM THE NORTH.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All of them awaited the verdict with bated breath.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading All of them awaited the verdict with bated breath.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack was down on his back under the boat, and carefully examining the fracture made by the snag.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "We can mend it, all right," he announced, as he finally snaked his way out.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We can mend it, all right," he announced, as he finally snaked his way out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All of them awaited the verdict with bated breath.
Chapter 16 of Motor Boat Boys Among the Florida Keys by Louis Arundel holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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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