Chapter 15 of Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BUSTER TAKES HOPE. "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him. "What's all this mean? Had another breakdown already, after that dandy job done to your motor?" "Shucks!
Chapter 15 of Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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towards the shore from the water
From this reading “"Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.”
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
From this reading “Had another breakdown already, after that dandy job done to your motor?"”
an informal form of address for a man
From this reading “BUSTER TAKES HOPE.”
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading “Had another breakdown already, after that dandy job done to your motor?"”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “Had another breakdown already, after that dandy job done to your motor?"”
something of little value
From this reading “"Shucks!”
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading “"Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.”
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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 "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
later than; following
From this reading Had another breakdown already, after that dandy job done to your motor?"
(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 "What's all this mean?
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Had another breakdown already, after that dandy job done to your motor?"
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Had another breakdown already, after that dandy job done to your motor?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
From this reading Had another breakdown already, after that dandy job done to your motor?"
an informal form of address for a man
From this reading BUSTER TAKES HOPE.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading Had another breakdown already, after that dandy job done to your motor?"
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Had another breakdown already, after that dandy job done to your motor?"
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 "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had another breakdown already, after that dandy job done to your motor?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading BUSTER TAKES HOPE.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Had another breakdown already, after that dandy job done to your motor?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What's all this mean?
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Had another breakdown already, after that dandy job done to your motor?"
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
something of little value
From this reading "Shucks!
move hurridly
From this reading "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
having a supporting base
From this reading "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading BUSTER TAKES HOPE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had another breakdown already, after that dandy job done to your motor?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What's all this mean?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had another breakdown already, after that dandy job done to your motor?"
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading "Hello!" called Jack, as he discovered George standing ashore near his speed boat, waving a hand at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's all this mean?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Had another breakdown already, after that dandy job done to your motor?"
Chapter 15 of Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise by Louis Arundel holds 92 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 15 holds 92 sentences of Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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