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Chapter 7 of Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
QUITE A SURPRISE PARTY. "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh. "Hold on," returned George, quickly. "You don't mean it that way, Josh. To hear you talk the fellows might think we were running after hours.
Chapter 7 of Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “To hear you talk the fellows might think we were running after hours.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “"I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.”
be silly or tease one another
From this reading “"I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “To hear you talk the fellows might think we were running after hours.”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “"I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “"I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.”
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading “"I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “"I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.”
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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 QUITE A SURPRISE PARTY.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
later than; following
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't mean it that way, Josh.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading To hear you talk the fellows might think we were running after hours.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading To hear you talk the fellows might think we were running after hours.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Hold on," returned George, quickly.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading To hear you talk the fellows might think we were running after hours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You don't mean it that way, Josh.
be silly or tease one another
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
and nothing more
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
immediately past
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You don't mean it that way, Josh.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To hear you talk the fellows might think we were running after hours.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hold on," returned George, quickly.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading QUITE A SURPRISE PARTY.
with speed
From this reading "Hold on," returned George, quickly.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading QUITE A SURPRISE PARTY.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Hold on," returned George, quickly.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading To hear you talk the fellows might think we were running after hours.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
express in words
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading QUITE A SURPRISE PARTY.
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading To hear you talk the fellows might think we were running after hours.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading To hear you talk the fellows might think we were running after hours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To hear you talk the fellows might think we were running after hours.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "You don't mean it that way, Josh.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To hear you talk the fellows might think we were running after hours.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I say, George, remember me telling you about that suspicious boat I saw across near the other shore just after we got settled last night?" said Josh.
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