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The Go Ahead Boys and Simon's Mine

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Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.
_I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.
Cloth.
Illustrated.
Price per volume, 75 cents, postpaid_.
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The Go Ahead Boys and Simon's Mine

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Go Ahead Boys and Simon's Mine is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.
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_I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.
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Cloth.
/klɔːθ/
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Illustrated.
/ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
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Price per volume, 75 cents, postpaid_.

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cents noun US /sents/

plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries

From this reading “Price per volume, 75 cents, postpaid_.”

Dodging noun US /ˈdɑːdʒɪŋ/

nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

From this reading “Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.”

Illustrated verb US /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

From this reading “Illustrated.”

Mines noun US /maɪnz/

plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

From this reading “Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.”

Motor noun US /ˈmoʊtər/

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading “Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.”

Racing noun US /ˈreɪsɪŋ/

the sport of engaging in contests of speed

From this reading “Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.”

Smugglers noun US /ˈsmʌɡlərz/

plural of “smuggler” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties

From this reading “Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.”

Spy verb US /spaɪ/

catch sight of

From this reading “Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.”

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12

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From this reading _I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.

75

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From this reading Price per volume, 75 cents, postpaid_.

AheadadverbUS /əˈhed/

at or in the front

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading _I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

AuthornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

BattlenounUS /ˈbætəl/

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading _I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.

BoatnounUS /boʊt/

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

BoysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

CavenounUS /keɪv/

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

centsnounUS /sents/

plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries

From this reading Price per volume, 75 cents, postpaid_.

ClothnounUS /klɔːθ/

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading Cloth.

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading _I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.

DodgingnounUS /ˈdɑːdʒɪŋ/

nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

etc

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From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.

I'm

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

From this reading _I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.

IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

From this reading Illustrated.

IslandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

Joffrenoun

French field marshal who commanded the Allied armies in France during World War II (1852-1931)

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading _I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.

LinenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

MinesnounUS /maɪnz/

plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

monounUS /moʊ/

an indefinitely short time

From this reading _I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.

MotornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

NorthnounUS /nɔːrθ/

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

others

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

From this reading _I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.

perprepositionUS /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading Price per volume, 75 cents, postpaid_.

postpaidadjective

used especially of mail; paid in advance

From this reading Price per volume, 75 cents, postpaid_.

PricenounUS /praɪs/

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading Price per volume, 75 cents, postpaid_.

RacingnounUS /ˈreɪsɪŋ/

the sport of engaging in contests of speed

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading _I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.

rulenounUS /ruːl/

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading _I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.

SeanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

SearchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

SmugglersnounUS /ˈsmʌɡlərz/

plural of “smuggler” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

SpyverbUS /spaɪ/

catch sight of

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading _I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

THENadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading _I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.

TreasurenounUS /ˈtreʒər/

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Price per volume, 75 cents, postpaid_.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Author of "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," "The Search for the Spy," "The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave," "The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor Boat," etc., etc.

you're

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

From this reading _I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD _12mo.

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