Chapter 14 of The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Szz-zz! Sputter! And the fragrance of it, too! “Say, you fellows; aren’t you ever going to wake up?” Jed Prentiss had his hand on Joe, shaking him.
Chapter 14 of The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at any time
From this reading ““Say, you fellows; aren’t you ever going to wake up?””
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading ““Say, you fellows; aren’t you ever going to wake up?””
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading “And the fragrance of it, too!”
the act of departing
From this reading ““Say, you fellows; aren’t you ever going to wake up?””
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Jed Prentiss had his hand on Joe, shaking him.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “Jed Prentiss had his hand on Joe, shaking him.”
make an explosive sound
From this reading “Sputter!”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading ““Say, you fellows; aren’t you ever going to wake up?””
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.
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cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading ““Say, you fellows; aren’t you ever going to wake up?””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the fragrance of it, too!
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From this reading “Say, you fellows; aren’t you ever going to wake up?”
at any time
From this reading “Say, you fellows; aren’t you ever going to wake up?”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Say, you fellows; aren’t you ever going to wake up?”
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading And the fragrance of it, too!
the act of departing
From this reading “Say, you fellows; aren’t you ever going to wake up?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jed Prentiss had his hand on Joe, shaking him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Jed Prentiss had his hand on Joe, shaking him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jed Prentiss had his hand on Joe, shaking him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jed Prentiss had his hand on Joe, shaking him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And the fragrance of it, too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jed Prentiss had his hand on Joe, shaking him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jed Prentiss had his hand on Joe, shaking him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the fragrance of it, too!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jed Prentiss had his hand on Joe, shaking him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jed Prentiss had his hand on Joe, shaking him.
express in words
From this reading “Say, you fellows; aren’t you ever going to wake up?”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Jed Prentiss had his hand on Joe, shaking him.
make an explosive sound
From this reading Sputter!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Szz-zz!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the fragrance of it, too!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Say, you fellows; aren’t you ever going to wake up?”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And the fragrance of it, too!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Say, you fellows; aren’t you ever going to wake up?”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Say, you fellows; aren’t you ever going to wake up?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Say, you fellows; aren’t you ever going to wake up?”
Chapter 14 of The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 14 holds 223 sentences of The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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