Chapter 7 of The Auto Boys' Vacation is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Auto Boys' Vacation is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House! Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare. He said as much. "Gee! I should think you would be, to see you diving into it all right now!"
Chapter 7 of The Auto Boys' Vacation is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!”
an athletic competition that involves diving into water
From this reading “I should think you would be, to see you diving into it all right now!"”
an agenda of things to do
From this reading “Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “"Gee!”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading “A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!”
in the recent past
From this reading “Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare.”
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare.”
tending to diminish or disparage
From this reading “Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare.”
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 “A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!”
In this reading “A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!”
In this reading “A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare.
(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 I should think you would be, to see you diving into it all right now!"
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He said as much.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should think you would be, to see you diving into it all right now!"
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
an athletic competition that involves diving into water
From this reading I should think you would be, to see you diving into it all right now!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
an agenda of things to do
From this reading Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading "Gee!
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should think you would be, to see you diving into it all right now!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I should think you would be, to see you diving into it all right now!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I should think you would be, to see you diving into it all right now!"
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
in the recent past
From this reading Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He said as much.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I should think you would be, to see you diving into it all right now!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
precisely, exactly
From this reading I should think you would be, to see you diving into it all right now!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said as much.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I should think you would be, to see you diving into it all right now!"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should think you would be, to see you diving into it all right now!"
tending to diminish or disparage
From this reading Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare.
moving very fast
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I should think you would be, to see you diving into it all right now!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Paul was a little ashamed of the slighting remarks he had lately made about the hotel fare.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SWIFT RIDE THROUGH THE DARKNESS With what glorious good feeling Paul and Billy sat down to their late dinner at the American House!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I should think you would be, to see you diving into it all right now!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I should think you would be, to see you diving into it all right now!"
Chapter 7 of The Auto Boys' Vacation by James A. (James Andrew) Braden holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
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