Chapter 17 of Motor Boat Boys Among the Florida Keys is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Motor Boat Boys Among the Florida Keys is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SHELTER BACK OF THE KEY. "Oh! what happened?" Nick was heard to call out, in a tremulous voice. "Get up and hustle! Show a leg here, or you'll be frozen in your blanket!"
Chapter 17 of Motor Boat Boys Among the Florida Keys is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “Show a leg here, or you'll be frozen in your blanket!"”
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading “Show a leg here, or you'll be frozen in your blanket!"”
cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading “"Get up and hustle!”
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “THE SHELTER BACK OF THE KEY.”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “Show a leg here, or you'll be frozen in your blanket!"”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Nick was heard to call out, in a tremulous voice.”
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “THE SHELTER BACK OF THE KEY.”
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading “Nick was heard to call out, in a tremulous voice.”
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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In this reading “Nick was heard to call out, in a tremulous voice.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “"Get up and hustle!”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “Nick was heard to call out, in a tremulous voice.”
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 Nick was heard to call out, in a tremulous voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Get up and hustle!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE SHELTER BACK OF THE KEY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Show a leg here, or you'll be frozen in your blanket!"
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Show a leg here, or you'll be frozen in your blanket!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Nick was heard to call out, in a tremulous voice.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Show a leg here, or you'll be frozen in your blanket!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get up and hustle!
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Oh! what happened?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Nick was heard to call out, in a tremulous voice.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Show a leg here, or you'll be frozen in your blanket!"
cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading "Get up and hustle!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nick was heard to call out, in a tremulous voice.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading THE SHELTER BACK OF THE KEY.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading Show a leg here, or you'll be frozen in your blanket!"
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading Nick was heard to call out, in a tremulous voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SHELTER BACK OF THE KEY.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! what happened?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Show a leg here, or you'll be frozen in your blanket!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Nick was heard to call out, in a tremulous voice.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading THE SHELTER BACK OF THE KEY.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Show a leg here, or you'll be frozen in your blanket!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHELTER BACK OF THE KEY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nick was heard to call out, in a tremulous voice.
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading Nick was heard to call out, in a tremulous voice.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Get up and hustle!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Nick was heard to call out, in a tremulous voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nick was heard to call out, in a tremulous voice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh! what happened?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Show a leg here, or you'll be frozen in your blanket!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Show a leg here, or you'll be frozen in your blanket!"
Chapter 17 of Motor Boat Boys Among the Florida Keys by Louis Arundel holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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 17 holds 95 sentences of Motor Boat Boys Among the Florida Keys, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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