Chapter 17 of The Motor Boat Club in Florida is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Motor Boat Club in Florida is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE CIRCLE OF ’GATORS! AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee. The boat that had lately been used by Sim and his crew was now being towed astern. In it were four of the Florida men, the other two being in the launch itself. All of these Florida men were armed with their own rifles.
Chapter 17 of The Motor Boat Club in Florida is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.”
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 “In it were four of the Florida men, the other two being in the launch itself.”
plural of “gator” — either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
From this reading “IN THE CIRCLE OF ’GATORS!”
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading “AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.”
set up or found
From this reading “AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.”
a lake in southeast Florida to the north of the Everglades
From this reading “AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.”
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading “All of these Florida men were armed with their own rifles.”
past form of “tow” — drag behind
From this reading “The boat that had lately been used by Sim and his crew was now being towed astern.”
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In this reading “AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.”
In this reading “In it were four of the Florida men, the other two being in the launch itself.”
In this reading “IN THE CIRCLE OF ’GATORS!”
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anew
From this reading AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All of these Florida men were armed with their own rifles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading All of these Florida men were armed with their own rifles.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.
stern foremost or backward
From this reading The boat that had lately been used by Sim and his crew was now being towed astern.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The boat that had lately been used by Sim and his crew was now being towed astern.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The boat that had lately been used by Sim and his crew was now being towed astern.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The boat that had lately been used by Sim and his crew was now being towed astern.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The boat that had lately been used by Sim and his crew was now being towed astern.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading IN THE CIRCLE OF ’GATORS!
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading The boat that had lately been used by Sim and his crew was now being towed astern.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.
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 In it were four of the Florida men, the other two being in the launch itself.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading In it were four of the Florida men, the other two being in the launch itself.
plural of “gator” — either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
From this reading IN THE CIRCLE OF ’GATORS!
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boat that had lately been used by Sim and his crew was now being towed astern.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boat that had lately been used by Sim and his crew was now being towed astern.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE CIRCLE OF ’GATORS!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In it were four of the Florida men, the other two being in the launch itself.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In it were four of the Florida men, the other two being in the launch itself.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.
in the recent past
From this reading The boat that had lately been used by Sim and his crew was now being towed astern.
set up or found
From this reading AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.
the force of workers available
From this reading In it were four of the Florida men, the other two being in the launch itself.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The boat that had lately been used by Sim and his crew was now being towed astern.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE CIRCLE OF ’GATORS!
a lake in southeast Florida to the north of the Everglades
From this reading AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In it were four of the Florida men, the other two being in the launch itself.
above and across; more than
From this reading AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading All of these Florida men were armed with their own rifles.
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading All of these Florida men were armed with their own rifles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boat that had lately been used by Sim and his crew was now being towed astern.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boat that had lately been used by Sim and his crew was now being towed astern.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE CIRCLE OF ’GATORS!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All of these Florida men were armed with their own rifles.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All of these Florida men were armed with their own rifles.
past form of “tow” — drag behind
From this reading The boat that had lately been used by Sim and his crew was now being towed astern.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In it were four of the Florida men, the other two being in the launch itself.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The boat that had lately been used by Sim and his crew was now being towed astern.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AGAIN the December day was warm and bright, as the little launch glided over Lake Okeechobee.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In it were four of the Florida men, the other two being in the launch itself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All of these Florida men were armed with their own rifles.
Chapter 17 of The Motor Boat Club in Florida by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
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