Chapter 18 of The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed. "One more catnap wouldn't feel half bad," he muttered to himself. "However, I reckon I feel about right. I've had some of the sleep that was coming to me." Then: "I wonder how my friend Cragthorpe is this morning?
Chapter 18 of The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.”
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
From this reading “"One more catnap wouldn't feel half bad," he muttered to himself.”
being one more than seven
From this reading “A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"One more catnap wouldn't feel half bad," he muttered to himself.”
according to the clock
From this reading “A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"However, I reckon I feel about right.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.”
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 “A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.”
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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 A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "However, I reckon I feel about right.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "One more catnap wouldn't feel half bad," he muttered to himself.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
From this reading "One more catnap wouldn't feel half bad," he muttered to himself.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I've had some of the sleep that was coming to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then: "I wonder how my friend Cragthorpe is this morning?
being one more than seven
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "One more catnap wouldn't feel half bad," he muttered to himself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Then: "I wonder how my friend Cragthorpe is this morning?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I've had some of the sleep that was coming to me."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "One more catnap wouldn't feel half bad," he muttered to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "One more catnap wouldn't feel half bad," he muttered to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "One more catnap wouldn't feel half bad," he muttered to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then: "I wonder how my friend Cragthorpe is this morning?
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "However, I reckon I feel about right.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "However, I reckon I feel about right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've had some of the sleep that was coming to me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then: "I wonder how my friend Cragthorpe is this morning?
and nothing more
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
in an indulgently luxurious manner
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I've had some of the sleep that was coming to me."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "One more catnap wouldn't feel half bad," he muttered to himself.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "One more catnap wouldn't feel half bad," he muttered to himself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then: "I wonder how my friend Cragthorpe is this morning?
according to the clock
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've had some of the sleep that was coming to me."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One more catnap wouldn't feel half bad," he muttered to himself.
above and across; more than
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "However, I reckon I feel about right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "However, I reckon I feel about right.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I've had some of the sleep that was coming to me."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I've had some of the sleep that was coming to me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I've had some of the sleep that was coming to me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then: "I wonder how my friend Cragthorpe is this morning?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then: "I wonder how my friend Cragthorpe is this morning?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "One more catnap wouldn't feel half bad," he muttered to himself.
male cat
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A TRICK MADE FOR TWO Just before eight o'clock in the morning Tom Halstead rolled over luxuriously in his broad bed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I've had some of the sleep that was coming to me."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Then: "I wonder how my friend Cragthorpe is this morning?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One more catnap wouldn't feel half bad," he muttered to himself.
Chapter 18 of The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 18 holds 179 sentences of The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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