Chapter 8 of The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes. It was no dream, no trick of the vision. The life-boat was overturned, riding keel upward, while two of its crew clung desperately to the keel. A third head could be seen bobbing on the water. What had become of the other three human beings?
Chapter 8 of The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading “What had become of the other three human beings?”
inflected form of “bob” — move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “A third head could be seen bobbing on the water.”
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading “THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes.”
with great urgency
From this reading “The life-boat was overturned, riding keel upward, while two of its crew clung desperately to the keel.”
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading “The life-boat was overturned, riding keel upward, while two of its crew clung desperately to the keel.”
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading “The life-boat was overturned, riding keel upward, while two of its crew clung desperately to the keel.”
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading “THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes.”
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes.”
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 “The life-boat was overturned, riding keel upward, while two of its crew clung desperately to the keel.”
In this reading “THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes.”
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 A third head could be seen bobbing on the water.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A third head could be seen bobbing on the water.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading What had become of the other three human beings?
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading What had become of the other three human beings?
inflected form of “bob” — move up and down repeatedly
From this reading A third head could be seen bobbing on the water.
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes.
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading The life-boat was overturned, riding keel upward, while two of its crew clung desperately to the keel.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A third head could be seen bobbing on the water.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading The life-boat was overturned, riding keel upward, while two of its crew clung desperately to the keel.
with great urgency
From this reading The life-boat was overturned, riding keel upward, while two of its crew clung desperately to the keel.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It was no dream, no trick of the vision.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had become of the other three human beings?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A third head could be seen bobbing on the water.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading What had become of the other three human beings?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no dream, no trick of the vision.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The life-boat was overturned, riding keel upward, while two of its crew clung desperately to the keel.
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading The life-boat was overturned, riding keel upward, while two of its crew clung desperately to the keel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The life-boat was overturned, riding keel upward, while two of its crew clung desperately to the keel.
not any; not one
From this reading It was no dream, no trick of the vision.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A third head could be seen bobbing on the water.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading What had become of the other three human beings?
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading The life-boat was overturned, riding keel upward, while two of its crew clung desperately to the keel.
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading The life-boat was overturned, riding keel upward, while two of its crew clung desperately to the keel.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A third head could be seen bobbing on the water.
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading A third head could be seen bobbing on the water.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading What had become of the other three human beings?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The life-boat was overturned, riding keel upward, while two of its crew clung desperately to the keel.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading It was no dream, no trick of the vision.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The life-boat was overturned, riding keel upward, while two of its crew clung desperately to the keel.
directed up
From this reading The life-boat was overturned, riding keel upward, while two of its crew clung desperately to the keel.
a vivid mental image
From this reading It was no dream, no trick of the vision.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was no dream, no trick of the vision.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading A third head could be seen bobbing on the water.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had become of the other three human beings?
during the time that
From this reading The life-boat was overturned, riding keel upward, while two of its crew clung desperately to the keel.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE REAL KENNEBEC WAY The young skipper of the "Panther" brushed his hand past his eyes.
Chapter 8 of The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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 8 holds 78 sentences of The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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