Chapter 34 of The Boy Chums in the Gulf of Mexico is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Boy Chums in the Gulf of Mexico is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION. "WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here. You probably could get a job fishing for it. You could all work together then. It is hard, dirty work but there is pretty good money in it if a man works hard."
Chapter 34 of The Boy Chums in the Gulf of Mexico is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “CONCLUSION.”
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “It is hard, dirty work but there is pretty good money in it if a man works hard."”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “"WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “You probably could get a job fishing for it.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “You probably could get a job fishing for it.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “You probably could get a job fishing for it.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “"WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “It is hard, dirty work but there is pretty good money in it if a man works hard."”
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 “"WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.”
In this reading “You probably could get a job fishing for it.”
In this reading “You could all work together then.”
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 "WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.
(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 You could all work together then.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is hard, dirty work but there is pretty good money in it if a man works hard."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You probably could get a job fishing for it.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading It is hard, dirty work but there is pretty good money in it if a man works hard."
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading You probably could get a job fishing for it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You probably could get a job fishing for it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You probably could get a job fishing for it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It is hard, dirty work but there is pretty good money in it if a man works hard."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It is hard, dirty work but there is pretty good money in it if a man works hard."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is hard, dirty work but there is pretty good money in it if a man works hard."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is hard, dirty work but there is pretty good money in it if a man works hard."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You probably could get a job fishing for it.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading You probably could get a job fishing for it.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It is hard, dirty work but there is pretty good money in it if a man works hard."
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading It is hard, dirty work but there is pretty good money in it if a man works hard."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading It is hard, dirty work but there is pretty good money in it if a man works hard."
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading You probably could get a job fishing for it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You could all work together then.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading You could all work together then.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "WELL," said Mr. Driver, "there is a large fish-house at Clearwater, twenty miles below here.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading You could all work together then.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading It is hard, dirty work but there is pretty good money in it if a man works hard."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You probably could get a job fishing for it.
Chapter 34 of The Boy Chums in the Gulf of Mexico by Wilmer M. (Wilmer Mateo) Ely holds 27 sentences, grouped into 6 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 34 holds 27 sentences of The Boy Chums in the Gulf of Mexico, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
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