Chapter 24 of The Motor Boat Club in Florida is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Motor Boat Club in Florida is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION “THE coward!” burst from Henry Tremaine’s lips. Then, springing toward his wife and Ida Silsbee, he cried, hoarsely: “Look away! Turn your backs!” “It’s all right, I guess,” came from Tom Halstead, a few moments later.
Chapter 24 of The Motor Boat Club in Florida is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading “Turn your backs!””
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “CONCLUSION “THE coward!” burst from Henry Tremaine’s lips.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “CONCLUSION “THE coward!” burst from Henry Tremaine’s lips.”
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “CONCLUSION “THE coward!” burst from Henry Tremaine’s lips.”
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 “CONCLUSION “THE coward!” burst from Henry Tremaine’s lips.”
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading “Then, springing toward his wife and Ida Silsbee, he cried, hoarsely:”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading ““It’s all right, I guess,” came from Tom Halstead, a few moments later.”
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Then, springing toward his wife and Ida Silsbee, he cried, hoarsely:”
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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In this reading ““It’s all right, I guess,” came from Tom Halstead, a few moments later.”
In this reading “Then, springing toward his wife and Ida Silsbee, he cried, hoarsely:”
In this reading “CONCLUSION “THE coward!” burst from Henry Tremaine’s lips.”
In this reading ““It’s all right, I guess,” came from Tom Halstead, a few moments later.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It’s all right, I guess,” came from Tom Halstead, a few moments later.
(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 “It’s all right, I guess,” came from Tom Halstead, a few moments later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, springing toward his wife and Ida Silsbee, he cried, hoarsely:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Look away!
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading Turn your backs!”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading CONCLUSION “THE coward!” burst from Henry Tremaine’s lips.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “It’s all right, I guess,” came from Tom Halstead, a few moments later.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION “THE coward!” burst from Henry Tremaine’s lips.
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading CONCLUSION “THE coward!” burst from Henry Tremaine’s lips.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Then, springing toward his wife and Ida Silsbee, he cried, hoarsely:
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “It’s all right, I guess,” came from Tom Halstead, a few moments later.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CONCLUSION “THE coward!” burst from Henry Tremaine’s lips.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “It’s all right, I guess,” came from Tom Halstead, a few moments later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s all right, I guess,” came from Tom Halstead, a few moments later.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, springing toward his wife and Ida Silsbee, he cried, hoarsely:
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 CONCLUSION “THE coward!” burst from Henry Tremaine’s lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, springing toward his wife and Ida Silsbee, he cried, hoarsely:
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading Then, springing toward his wife and Ida Silsbee, he cried, hoarsely:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It’s all right, I guess,” came from Tom Halstead, a few moments later.
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading Then, springing toward his wife and Ida Silsbee, he cried, hoarsely:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s all right, I guess,” came from Tom Halstead, a few moments later.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “It’s all right, I guess,” came from Tom Halstead, a few moments later.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading CONCLUSION “THE coward!” burst from Henry Tremaine’s lips.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look away!
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “It’s all right, I guess,” came from Tom Halstead, a few moments later.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “It’s all right, I guess,” came from Tom Halstead, a few moments later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, springing toward his wife and Ida Silsbee, he cried, hoarsely:
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Then, springing toward his wife and Ida Silsbee, he cried, hoarsely:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCLUSION “THE coward!” burst from Henry Tremaine’s lips.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, springing toward his wife and Ida Silsbee, he cried, hoarsely:
male cat
From this reading “It’s all right, I guess,” came from Tom Halstead, a few moments later.
in the direction of
From this reading Then, springing toward his wife and Ida Silsbee, he cried, hoarsely:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONCLUSION “THE coward!” burst from Henry Tremaine’s lips.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Turn your backs!”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Then, springing toward his wife and Ida Silsbee, he cried, hoarsely:
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Turn your backs!”
Chapter 24 of The Motor Boat Club in Florida by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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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