Chapter 12 of Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"LUCKY JACK!" "Go!" cried Jack. And Jimmie went. Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered. A delay of three seconds just then would mean trouble all around.
Chapter 12 of Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading “Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “A delay of three seconds just then would mean trouble all around.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.”
plural of “dummy” — a person who does not talk
From this reading “Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"LUCKY JACK!"”
occurring by chance
From this reading “"LUCKY JACK!"”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “A delay of three seconds just then would mean trouble all around.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A delay of three seconds just then would mean trouble all around.
(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 A delay of three seconds just then would mean trouble all around.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Jimmie went.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A delay of three seconds just then would mean trouble all around.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Go!" cried Jack.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading A delay of three seconds just then would mean trouble all around.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.
plural of “dummy” — a person who does not talk
From this reading Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go!" cried Jack.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "LUCKY JACK!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Jimmie went.
and nothing more
From this reading A delay of three seconds just then would mean trouble all around.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.
occurring by chance
From this reading "LUCKY JACK!"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading A delay of three seconds just then would mean trouble all around.
the force of workers available
From this reading Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A delay of three seconds just then would mean trouble all around.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A delay of three seconds just then would mean trouble all around.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.
the season of growth
From this reading Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A delay of three seconds just then would mean trouble all around.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A delay of three seconds just then would mean trouble all around.
a source of difficulty
From this reading A delay of three seconds just then would mean trouble all around.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And Jimmie went.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Jack had seen the two men spring upon the blanket-covered dummies, and knew the cheat would be instantly discovered.
Chapter 12 of Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise by Louis Arundel holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 12 holds 130 sentences of Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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