Chapter 14 of The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room. What he saw made Jeff stare, then gasp. Both operations were over in the space of a second. "Here, you infernal rascal!" shouted Jeff.
Chapter 14 of The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.”
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “What he saw made Jeff stare, then gasp.”
characteristic of or resembling Hell
From this reading “"Here, you infernal rascal!" shouted Jeff.”
by good fortune
From this reading “CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.”
financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
From this reading “Both operations were over in the space of a second.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “"Here, you infernal rascal!" shouted Jeff.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “What he saw made Jeff stare, then gasp.”
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading “CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.”
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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a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located
In this reading “CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.”
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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 Both operations were over in the space of a second.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both operations were over in the space of a second.
a youthful male person
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading What he saw made Jeff stare, then gasp.
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What he saw made Jeff stare, then gasp.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, you infernal rascal!" shouted Jeff.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both operations were over in the space of a second.
characteristic of or resembling Hell
From this reading "Here, you infernal rascal!" shouted Jeff.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What he saw made Jeff stare, then gasp.
by good fortune
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading What he saw made Jeff stare, then gasp.
a particular point in time
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both operations were over in the space of a second.
financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
From this reading Both operations were over in the space of a second.
above and across; more than
From this reading Both operations were over in the space of a second.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading "Here, you infernal rascal!" shouted Jeff.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
cut with a saw
From this reading What he saw made Jeff stare, then gasp.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Both operations were over in the space of a second.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Here, you infernal rascal!" shouted Jeff.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Both operations were over in the space of a second.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading What he saw made Jeff stare, then gasp.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading What he saw made Jeff stare, then gasp.
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading CRAGTHORPE IS MORE THAN TROUBLESOME Luckily, at that moment, the Florida boy turned about, glancing into the engine room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both operations were over in the space of a second.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he saw made Jeff stare, then gasp.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here, you infernal rascal!" shouted Jeff.
Chapter 14 of The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 126 sentences of The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 126 sentences, grouped into 26 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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