Chapter XIX of The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, “The Sight Behind the Attic Light,” is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIX
Chapter XIX of The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, “The Sight Behind the Attic Light,” is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“All right?” asked Farmer Sanderson questioningly. “All right,” agreed Don Emilio. Click went the padlock. “All wrong, I’ll bet a hundred cookies,” mocked Tom Halstead under his breath. “Come along, now,” directed Don Emilio.
Chapter XIX of The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, “The Sight Behind the Attic Light,” is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading ““All wrong, I’ll bet a hundred cookies,” mocked Tom Halstead under his breath.”
move or strike with a noise
From this reading “Click went the padlock.”
plural of “cooky” — the cook on a ranch or at a camp
From this reading ““All wrong, I’ll bet a hundred cookies,” mocked Tom Halstead under his breath.”
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading ““Come along, now,” directed Don Emilio.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading ““All right,” agreed Don Emilio.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading ““All right?” asked Farmer Sanderson questioningly.”
past form of “mock” — treat with contempt
From this reading ““All wrong, I’ll bet a hundred cookies,” mocked Tom Halstead under his breath.”
a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
From this reading “Click went the padlock.”
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.
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading ““Come along, now,” directed Don Emilio.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “All wrong, I’ll bet a hundred cookies,” mocked Tom Halstead under his breath.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “All right,” agreed Don Emilio.
(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 “All right?” asked Farmer Sanderson questioningly.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Come along, now,” directed Don Emilio.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “All right?” asked Farmer Sanderson questioningly.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “All wrong, I’ll bet a hundred cookies,” mocked Tom Halstead under his breath.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “All wrong, I’ll bet a hundred cookies,” mocked Tom Halstead under his breath.
move or strike with a noise
From this reading Click went the padlock.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come along, now,” directed Don Emilio.
plural of “cooky” — the cook on a ranch or at a camp
From this reading “All wrong, I’ll bet a hundred cookies,” mocked Tom Halstead under his breath.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading “Come along, now,” directed Don Emilio.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “All right,” agreed Don Emilio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All right,” agreed Don Emilio.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “All right?” asked Farmer Sanderson questioningly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All wrong, I’ll bet a hundred cookies,” mocked Tom Halstead under his breath.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “All wrong, I’ll bet a hundred cookies,” mocked Tom Halstead under his breath.
ten 10s
From this reading “All wrong, I’ll bet a hundred cookies,” mocked Tom Halstead under his breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All wrong, I’ll bet a hundred cookies,” mocked Tom Halstead under his breath.
past form of “mock” — treat with contempt
From this reading “All wrong, I’ll bet a hundred cookies,” mocked Tom Halstead under his breath.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Come along, now,” directed Don Emilio.
a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
From this reading Click went the padlock.
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading “All right?” asked Farmer Sanderson questioningly.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right?” asked Farmer Sanderson questioningly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All right?” asked Farmer Sanderson questioningly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Click went the padlock.
male cat
From this reading “All wrong, I’ll bet a hundred cookies,” mocked Tom Halstead under his breath.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “All wrong, I’ll bet a hundred cookies,” mocked Tom Halstead under his breath.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Click went the padlock.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “All wrong, I’ll bet a hundred cookies,” mocked Tom Halstead under his breath.
Chapter 19 of The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 19 holds 164 sentences of The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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