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Chapter 10 of Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN A KENTUCKY COVE. "Turn out, you sleepy heads! The sun's coming up!" "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes. "Say, have you been awake all night?
Chapter 10 of Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small inlet
From this reading “IN A KENTUCKY COVE.”
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading “"That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.”
be silly or tease one another
From this reading “"That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.”
a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
From this reading “IN A KENTUCKY COVE.”
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
From this reading “"That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.”
set up or found
From this reading “"That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.”
possessive form of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “The sun's coming up!"”
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading “"That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.”
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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 IN A KENTUCKY COVE.
(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 "Say, have you been awake all night?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading "Say, have you been awake all night?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Say, have you been awake all night?
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The sun's coming up!"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
a small inlet
From this reading IN A KENTUCKY COVE.
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
the act of digging
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Say, have you been awake all night?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Turn out, you sleepy heads!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN A KENTUCKY COVE.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
be silly or tease one another
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
From this reading IN A KENTUCKY COVE.
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
set up or found
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Say, have you been awake all night?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Turn out, you sleepy heads!
express in words
From this reading "Say, have you been awake all night?
ready to fall asleep
From this reading "Turn out, you sleepy heads!
possessive form of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun's coming up!"
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From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun's coming up!"
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
in disarray; extremely disorderly
From this reading "That's Jack, of course," grumbled Josh, thrusting his tousled head out from the curtains of the big launch, and digging his knuckles into his eyes.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Turn out, you sleepy heads!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The sun's coming up!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Turn out, you sleepy heads!
Chapter 10 of Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise by Louis Arundel holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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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