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Chapter 11 of The Motor Boat Club in Florida is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.” “I am a bit upset, just for the moment,” Dixon admitted. “Yet I am not a coward.” “You don’t believe, actually, there are any such things as ghosts?” queried his host. “Certainly not!”
Chapter 11 of The Motor Boat Club in Florida is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading ““Yet I am not a coward.””
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading “TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.””
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading ““You don’t believe, actually, there are any such things as ghosts?” queried his host.”
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading ““You don’t believe, actually, there are any such things as ghosts?” queried his host.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.””
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading ““You don’t believe, actually, there are any such things as ghosts?” queried his host.”
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
From this reading “TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.””
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading ““I am a bit upset, just for the moment,” Dixon admitted.”
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.
temporarily
In this reading ““I am a bit upset, just for the moment,” Dixon admitted.”
In this reading “TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.””
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 TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
in actual fact
From this reading “You don’t believe, actually, there are any such things as ghosts?” queried his host.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “I am a bit upset, just for the moment,” Dixon admitted.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am a bit upset, just for the moment,” Dixon admitted.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “You don’t believe, actually, there are any such things as ghosts?” queried his host.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You don’t believe, actually, there are any such things as ghosts?” queried his host.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You don’t believe, actually, there are any such things as ghosts?” queried his host.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “You don’t believe, actually, there are any such things as ghosts?” queried his host.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “I am a bit upset, just for the moment,” Dixon admitted.
a youthful male person
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly not!”
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “Yet I am not a coward.”
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am a bit upset, just for the moment,” Dixon admitted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t believe, actually, there are any such things as ghosts?” queried his host.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I am a bit upset, just for the moment,” Dixon admitted.
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “You don’t believe, actually, there are any such things as ghosts?” queried his host.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading “You don’t believe, actually, there are any such things as ghosts?” queried his host.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am a bit upset, just for the moment,” Dixon admitted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
and nothing more
From this reading “I am a bit upset, just for the moment,” Dixon admitted.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
a particular point in time
From this reading “I am a bit upset, just for the moment,” Dixon admitted.
a form of address for a man
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Yet I am not a coward.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “You don’t believe, actually, there are any such things as ghosts?” queried his host.
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “You don’t believe, actually, there are any such things as ghosts?” queried his host.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I am a bit upset, just for the moment,” Dixon admitted.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “You don’t believe, actually, there are any such things as ghosts?” queried his host.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “You don’t believe, actually, there are any such things as ghosts?” queried his host.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
male cat
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “I am a bit upset, just for the moment,” Dixon admitted.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet I am not a coward.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TOM HAS A SPOOK HUNT OF HIS OWN “WHY, my boy,” murmured Mr. Tremaine, in a kindly tone, “you appear to be altogether demoralized.”
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