Chapter 24 of The Motor Boys is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Motor Boys is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RIDE TO BOSTON. Ned found Mr. Wakefield, the athletic instructor, in the gymnasium of the club house. The boy hastily told him of the trouble, not however mentioning Jack’s name. “And, Mr. Wakefield,” said Ned, in great distress, “if we can’t get those carburetor parts we can’t race.” “I’ll do all I can to help you,” said Mr. Wakefield.
Chapter 24 of The Motor Boys is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
From this reading “Ned found Mr. Wakefield, the athletic instructor, in the gymnasium of the club house.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “THE RIDE TO BOSTON.”
mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
From this reading ““And, Mr. Wakefield,” said Ned, in great distress, “if we can’t get those carburetor parts we can’t race.””
psychological suffering
From this reading ““And, Mr. Wakefield,” said Ned, in great distress, “if we can’t get those carburetor parts we can’t race.””
a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
From this reading “Ned found Mr. Wakefield, the athletic instructor, in the gymnasium of the club house.”
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “Ned found Mr. Wakefield, the athletic instructor, in the gymnasium of the club house.”
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
-ing form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “The boy hastily told him of the trouble, not however mentioning Jack’s name.”
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 ““And, Mr. Wakefield,” said Ned, in great distress, “if we can’t get those carburetor parts we can’t race.””
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(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 “I’ll do all I can to help you,” said Mr. Wakefield.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And, Mr. Wakefield,” said Ned, in great distress, “if we can’t get those carburetor parts we can’t race.”
relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
From this reading Ned found Mr. Wakefield, the athletic instructor, in the gymnasium of the club house.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading THE RIDE TO BOSTON.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy hastily told him of the trouble, not however mentioning Jack’s name.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I’ll do all I can to help you,” said Mr. Wakefield.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And, Mr. Wakefield,” said Ned, in great distress, “if we can’t get those carburetor parts we can’t race.”
mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
From this reading “And, Mr. Wakefield,” said Ned, in great distress, “if we can’t get those carburetor parts we can’t race.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Ned found Mr. Wakefield, the athletic instructor, in the gymnasium of the club house.
psychological suffering
From this reading “And, Mr. Wakefield,” said Ned, in great distress, “if we can’t get those carburetor parts we can’t race.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I’ll do all I can to help you,” said Mr. Wakefield.
set up or found
From this reading Ned found Mr. Wakefield, the athletic instructor, in the gymnasium of the club house.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “And, Mr. Wakefield,” said Ned, in great distress, “if we can’t get those carburetor parts we can’t race.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “And, Mr. Wakefield,” said Ned, in great distress, “if we can’t get those carburetor parts we can’t race.”
a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
From this reading Ned found Mr. Wakefield, the athletic instructor, in the gymnasium of the club house.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading The boy hastily told him of the trouble, not however mentioning Jack’s name.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “I’ll do all I can to help you,” said Mr. Wakefield.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boy hastily told him of the trouble, not however mentioning Jack’s name.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Ned found Mr. Wakefield, the athletic instructor, in the gymnasium of the club house.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The boy hastily told him of the trouble, not however mentioning Jack’s name.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’ll do all I can to help you,” said Mr. Wakefield.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll do all I can to help you,” said Mr. Wakefield.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And, Mr. Wakefield,” said Ned, in great distress, “if we can’t get those carburetor parts we can’t race.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ned found Mr. Wakefield, the athletic instructor, in the gymnasium of the club house.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading Ned found Mr. Wakefield, the athletic instructor, in the gymnasium of the club house.
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading The boy hastily told him of the trouble, not however mentioning Jack’s name.
-ing form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading The boy hastily told him of the trouble, not however mentioning Jack’s name.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Ned found Mr. Wakefield, the athletic instructor, in the gymnasium of the club house.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The boy hastily told him of the trouble, not however mentioning Jack’s name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ned found Mr. Wakefield, the athletic instructor, in the gymnasium of the club house.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The boy hastily told him of the trouble, not however mentioning Jack’s name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ned found Mr. Wakefield, the athletic instructor, in the gymnasium of the club house.
the local environment
From this reading “And, Mr. Wakefield,” said Ned, in great distress, “if we can’t get those carburetor parts we can’t race.”
any competition
From this reading “And, Mr. Wakefield,” said Ned, in great distress, “if we can’t get those carburetor parts we can’t race.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading THE RIDE TO BOSTON.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “And, Mr. Wakefield,” said Ned, in great distress, “if we can’t get those carburetor parts we can’t race.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIDE TO BOSTON.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “And, Mr. Wakefield,” said Ned, in great distress, “if we can’t get those carburetor parts we can’t race.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RIDE TO BOSTON.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The boy hastily told him of the trouble, not however mentioning Jack’s name.
a source of difficulty
From this reading The boy hastily told him of the trouble, not however mentioning Jack’s name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ned found Mr. Wakefield, the athletic instructor, in the gymnasium of the club house.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “And, Mr. Wakefield,” said Ned, in great distress, “if we can’t get those carburetor parts we can’t race.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ll do all I can to help you,” said Mr. Wakefield.
Chapter 24 of The Motor Boys by Clarence Young holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 24 holds 111 sentences of The Motor Boys, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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