Chapter 18 of Motor Boat Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Motor Boat Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb. "All right," said the one in question, firmly. "Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up? Remember, I'm a new beginner when it comes to swimming. And then I've got more to hold up than the rest of you."
Chapter 18 of Motor Boat Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone new to a field or activity
From this reading “Remember, I'm a new beginner when it comes to swimming.”
outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
From this reading “A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.”
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
From this reading “A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.”
a short coat
From this reading “A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.”
a small lake
From this reading “"Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up?”
the act of swimming
From this reading “Remember, I'm a new beginner when it comes to swimming.”
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading “"Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up?”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “And then I've got more to hold up than the rest of you."”
be the physical support of; carry the weight of
In this reading “And then I've got more to hold up than the rest of you."”
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 A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.
(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 "All right," said the one in question, firmly.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then I've got more to hold up than the rest of you."
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.
someone new to a field or activity
From this reading Remember, I'm a new beginner when it comes to swimming.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Remember, I'm a new beginner when it comes to swimming.
outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
From this reading A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.
with resolute determination
From this reading "All right," said the one in question, firmly.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up?
the act of acquiring something
From this reading A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And then I've got more to hold up than the rest of you."
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
From this reading A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remember, I'm a new beginner when it comes to swimming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then I've got more to hold up than the rest of you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "All right," said the one in question, firmly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Remember, I'm a new beginner when it comes to swimming.
a short coat
From this reading A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And then I've got more to hold up than the rest of you."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Remember, I'm a new beginner when it comes to swimming.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NIGHT OF ANXIETY "Hey! here's Nick getting into his cork jacket already!" called Herb.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "All right," said the one in question, firmly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up?
a small lake
From this reading "Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "All right," said the one in question, firmly.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember, I'm a new beginner when it comes to swimming.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading And then I've got more to hold up than the rest of you."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right," said the one in question, firmly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All right," said the one in question, firmly.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up?
the act of swimming
From this reading Remember, I'm a new beginner when it comes to swimming.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And then I've got more to hold up than the rest of you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All right," said the one in question, firmly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then I've got more to hold up than the rest of you."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up?
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading "Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up?
at the time that
From this reading Remember, I'm a new beginner when it comes to swimming.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Think I want to get washed out on that pond without something to hold me up?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And then I've got more to hold up than the rest of you."
Chapter 18 of Motor Boat Boys on the Great Lakes by Louis Arundel holds 112 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.
Chapter 18 holds 112 sentences of Motor Boat Boys on the Great Lakes, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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