Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence

Chapter XI · Buster Gets an Idea

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“Oh!

I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

“One or two little things that I’m going to puzzle my wits over.

But look here, the fishermen are in sight!”

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Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence Louis Arundel

Chapter XI

Buster Gets an Idea

Chapter XI of Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence, “Buster Gets an Idea,” is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

“Find anything new worth while, Jack?” asked the cook of the _Wireless_, as he got up from the warm sand where he had been taking a sun bath, while waiting for his companion to put in an appearance. “Oh! I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity. “One or two little things that I’m going to puzzle my wits over. But look here, the fishermen are in sight!”

Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence

Chapter XI · Buster Gets an Idea

Chapter XI of Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence, “Buster Gets an Idea,” is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Line 2

“Oh!

Line 3

I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

Line 4

“One or two little things that I’m going to puzzle my wits over.

Line 5

But look here, the fishermen are in sight!”

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading ““Find anything new worth while, Jack?” asked the cook of the _Wireless_, as he got up from the warm sand where he had been taking a sun bath, while waiting for his companion to put in an appearance.”

Appearance noun US /ˈappearance/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ““One or two little things that I’m going to puzzle my wits over.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading ““One or two little things that I’m going to puzzle my wits over.”

Track noun US /træk/

a route or signs showing the way someone went

From this reading “I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “Find anything new worth while, Jack?” asked the cook of the _Wireless_, as he got up from the warm sand where he had been taking a sun bath, while waiting for his companion to put in an appearance.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading But look here, the fishermen are in sight!”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

asked

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bath

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But look here, the fishermen are in sight!”

calculated

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From this reading I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

careless

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From this reading I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

companion

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cook

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curiosity

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From this reading I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

don't

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From this reading I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

Find

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fishermen

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From this reading But look here, the fishermen are in sight!”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

going

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From this reading “One or two little things that I’m going to puzzle my wits over.

got

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

here

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From this reading But look here, the fishermen are in sight!”

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

I'm

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From this reading “One or two little things that I’m going to puzzle my wits over.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

Jack

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Josh

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From this reading I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

know

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From this reading I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

little

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From this reading “One or two little things that I’m going to puzzle my wits over.

look

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From this reading But look here, the fishermen are in sight!”

manner

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From this reading I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “One or two little things that I’m going to puzzle my wits over.

new

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

off

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From this reading I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Oh!

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One or two little things that I’m going to puzzle my wits over.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “One or two little things that I’m going to puzzle my wits over.

other

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From this reading I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “One or two little things that I’m going to puzzle my wits over.

put

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puzzle

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From this reading “One or two little things that I’m going to puzzle my wits over.

replied

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From this reading I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

sand

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seemed

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From this reading I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

sight

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From this reading But look here, the fishermen are in sight!”

smother

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From this reading I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

sun

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taking

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “One or two little things that I’m going to puzzle my wits over.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

things

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From this reading “One or two little things that I’m going to puzzle my wits over.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

tracknounUS /træk/

a route or signs showing the way someone went

From this reading I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

two

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From this reading “One or two little things that I’m going to puzzle my wits over.

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waiting

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warm

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whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I don’t know,” replied the other, in what seemed to be a careless manner, calculated to put Josh off the track, and smother his curiosity.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

Wireless

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wits

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From this reading “One or two little things that I’m going to puzzle my wits over.

worth

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