Chapter 7 of Saboteurs on the River is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Saboteurs on the River is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"After they talked to you, the men went away again in their boat?" "They started off, but as soon as they had turned the bend they switched out the motor. I wondered what they were up to, so I sneaked through the bushes and watched." "Yes, go on!" Penny urged eagerly as Old Noah interrupted the narrative to wash another shirt.
Chapter 7 of Saboteurs on the River is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
form a curve
From this reading “"They started off, but as soon as they had turned the bend they switched out the motor.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “"They started off, but as soon as they had turned the bend they switched out the motor.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Penny urged eagerly as Old Noah interrupted the narrative to wash another shirt.”
the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading “Penny urged eagerly as Old Noah interrupted the narrative to wash another shirt.”
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading “Penny urged eagerly as Old Noah interrupted the narrative to wash another shirt.”
past form of “sneak” — to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading “I wondered what they were up to, so I sneaked through the bushes and watched."”
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading “"They started off, but as soon as they had turned the bend they switched out the motor.”
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “Penny urged eagerly as Old Noah interrupted the narrative to wash another shirt.”
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 “I wondered what they were up to, so I sneaked through the bushes and watched."”
In this reading “"They started off, but as soon as they had turned the bend they switched out the motor.”
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “"After they talked to you, the men went away again in their boat?"”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"Yes, go on!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading "After they talked to you, the men went away again in their boat?"
anew
From this reading "After they talked to you, the men went away again in their boat?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wondered what they were up to, so I sneaked through the bushes and watched."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Penny urged eagerly as Old Noah interrupted the narrative to wash another shirt.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "They started off, but as soon as they had turned the bend they switched out the motor.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "After they talked to you, the men went away again in their boat?"
form a curve
From this reading "They started off, but as soon as they had turned the bend they switched out the motor.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "After they talked to you, the men went away again in their boat?"
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading I wondered what they were up to, so I sneaked through the bushes and watched."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "They started off, but as soon as they had turned the bend they switched out the motor.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Penny urged eagerly as Old Noah interrupted the narrative to wash another shirt.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Yes, go on!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "They started off, but as soon as they had turned the bend they switched out the motor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wondered what they were up to, so I sneaked through the bushes and watched."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "After they talked to you, the men went away again in their boat?"
discontinued temporarily
From this reading Penny urged eagerly as Old Noah interrupted the narrative to wash another shirt.
the force of workers available
From this reading "After they talked to you, the men went away again in their boat?"
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading "They started off, but as soon as they had turned the bend they switched out the motor.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Penny urged eagerly as Old Noah interrupted the narrative to wash another shirt.
the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading Penny urged eagerly as Old Noah interrupted the narrative to wash another shirt.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "They started off, but as soon as they had turned the bend they switched out the motor.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Penny urged eagerly as Old Noah interrupted the narrative to wash another shirt.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yes, go on!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "They started off, but as soon as they had turned the bend they switched out the motor.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Penny urged eagerly as Old Noah interrupted the narrative to wash another shirt.
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading Penny urged eagerly as Old Noah interrupted the narrative to wash another shirt.
past form of “sneak” — to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading I wondered what they were up to, so I sneaked through the bushes and watched."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I wondered what they were up to, so I sneaked through the bushes and watched."
in the near future
From this reading "They started off, but as soon as they had turned the bend they switched out the motor.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "They started off, but as soon as they had turned the bend they switched out the motor.
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading "They started off, but as soon as they had turned the bend they switched out the motor.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "After they talked to you, the men went away again in their boat?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "After they talked to you, the men went away again in their boat?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "After they talked to you, the men went away again in their boat?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "After they talked to you, the men went away again in their boat?"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I wondered what they were up to, so I sneaked through the bushes and watched."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "After they talked to you, the men went away again in their boat?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "They started off, but as soon as they had turned the bend they switched out the motor.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I wondered what they were up to, so I sneaked through the bushes and watched."
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading Penny urged eagerly as Old Noah interrupted the narrative to wash another shirt.
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Penny urged eagerly as Old Noah interrupted the narrative to wash another shirt.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading I wondered what they were up to, so I sneaked through the bushes and watched."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "After they talked to you, the men went away again in their boat?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I wondered what they were up to, so I sneaked through the bushes and watched."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I wondered what they were up to, so I sneaked through the bushes and watched."
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading I wondered what they were up to, so I sneaked through the bushes and watched."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, go on!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "After they talked to you, the men went away again in their boat?"
Chapter 7 of Saboteurs on the River by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 7 holds 436 sentences of Saboteurs on the River, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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