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Chapter 13 of The Motor Boat Club in Florida is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively: “We must get the ladies up at once. There’s mischief afloat. We’ve got to be wide awake for everything that may happen. Halstead gone!
Chapter 13 of The Motor Boat Club in Florida is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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aimlessly drifting
From this reading “There’s mischief afloat.”
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “We’ve got to be wide awake for everything that may happen.”
with firmness
From this reading “HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:”
set up or found
From this reading “HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:”
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading “There’s mischief afloat.”
plural of “rush” — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
From this reading “HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:”
the quality of being significant
From this reading “HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:”
a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
From this reading “HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:”
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In this reading “HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading ““We must get the ladies up at once.”
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aimlessly drifting
From this reading There’s mischief afloat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “We must get the ladies up at once.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading We’ve got to be wide awake for everything that may happen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We’ve got to be wide awake for everything that may happen.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
with firmness
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
made known or openly avowed
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
the act of discovering something
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
all things; all of a situation
From this reading We’ve got to be wide awake for everything that may happen.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We’ve got to be wide awake for everything that may happen.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We must get the ladies up at once.
destroyed or killed
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We’ve got to be wide awake for everything that may happen.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halstead gone!
come to pass
From this reading We’ve got to be wide awake for everything that may happen.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “We must get the ladies up at once.
set up or found
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We’ve got to be wide awake for everything that may happen.
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading There’s mischief afloat.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must get the ladies up at once.
not any; not one
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
on one occasion
From this reading “We must get the ladies up at once.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
plural of “rush” — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
the quality of being significant
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s mischief afloat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We’ve got to be wide awake for everything that may happen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “We must get the ladies up at once.
a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HENRY TREMAINE RUSHES THE VOODOO NO sooner had the discovery been made that the launch was gone, and the full significance of the fact realized, than Henry Tremaine declared, decisively:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must get the ladies up at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve got to be wide awake for everything that may happen.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading We’ve got to be wide awake for everything that may happen.
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