Chapter 29 of The Motor Boys is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Motor Boys is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREAT RACE. “Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!” Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry. “What’s all that, Andy?” “Last night!
Chapter 29 of The Motor Boys is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading ““Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!””
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading “Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.”
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading ““Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!””
possessive form of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade
possessive form of “nixon” — vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading ““Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!””
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading ““Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!””
shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm
From this reading ““Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!””
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 “Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.”
In this reading ““Last night!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
(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 “What’s all that, Andy?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!”
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT RACE.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading “Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!”
immediately past
From this reading “Last night!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
possessive form of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Last night!
possessive form of “nixon” — vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
From this reading “Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
any competition
From this reading THE GREAT RACE.
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!”
move hurridly
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
a male human offspring
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What’s all that, Andy?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT RACE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s all that, Andy?”
shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm
From this reading “Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!”
the words that are spoken
From this reading Andy Rush let out the above avalanche of words as he met Ned the next morning, as the merchant’s son was on his way to see Jerry.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you heard the news--great excitement--big robbery--Mr. Nixon’s automobile stolen--Noddy kidnapped--terrible--awful--whoop!”
Chapter 29 of The Motor Boys by Clarence Young holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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 29 holds 184 sentences of The Motor Boys, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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