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The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Ross Kay • Curated US English Learning Edition

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A TEST Early the following morning when the Go Ahead boys went down to the dock, they found that Sam Hodge already had arrived and was busily at work on the Black Growler.

"Good morning, Sam," called Fred, deeply interested in the sight of the investigation which Sam was making.

"'Mornin'," called Sam, without looking up from his task.

"How do you find everything on the boat?"

"I haven't only seen a few things yet," retorted Sam.

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The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

A TEST Early the following morning when the Go Ahead boys went down to the dock, they found that Sam Hodge already had arrived and was busily at work on the Black Growler.

Line 2

"Good morning, Sam," called Fred, deeply interested in the sight of the investigation which Sam was making.

Line 3

"'Mornin'," called Sam, without looking up from his task.

Line 4

"How do you find everything on the boat?"

Line 5

"I haven't only seen a few things yet," retorted Sam.

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A

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Ahead

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already

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and

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arrived

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at

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Black

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boat

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boys

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busily

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called

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deeply

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do

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dock

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down

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Early

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everything

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few

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find

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following

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found

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Fred

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from

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Go

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Good

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Growler

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had

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haven't

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his

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Hodge

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How

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I

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in

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interested

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investigation

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looking

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making

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Mornin

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morning

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From this reading A TEST Early the following morning when the Go Ahead boys went down to the dock, they found that Sam Hodge already had arrived and was busily at work on the Black Growler.

of

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on

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only

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retorted

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Sam

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seen

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sight

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task

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TEST

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From this reading A TEST Early the following morning when the Go Ahead boys went down to the dock, they found that Sam Hodge already had arrived and was busily at work on the Black Growler.

that

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the

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they

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From this reading A TEST Early the following morning when the Go Ahead boys went down to the dock, they found that Sam Hodge already had arrived and was busily at work on the Black Growler.

things

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to

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up

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was

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went

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when

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which

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without

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work

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From this reading A TEST Early the following morning when the Go Ahead boys went down to the dock, they found that Sam Hodge already had arrived and was busily at work on the Black Growler.

yet

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you

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From this reading "How do you find everything on the boat?"

Chapter 18 of The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat by Ross Kay holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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