Chapter 19 of The Motor Boys Afloat is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Motor Boys Afloat is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement. “Store--robbed--last--night!” panted Ned. “Whose store?” asked Jerry and Bob together. “Father’s,” replied Ned. “They just discovered it, and I came to tell you we’d have to delay the trip.
Chapter 19 of The Motor Boys Afloat is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading ““They just discovered it, and I came to tell you we’d have to delay the trip.”
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading “THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.”
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading “THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.”
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Store--robbed--last--night!” panted Ned.”
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading ““Store--robbed--last--night!” panted Ned.”
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading ““They just discovered it, and I came to tell you we’d have to delay the trip.”
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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move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Whose store?” asked Jerry and Bob together.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “They just discovered it, and I came to tell you we’d have to delay the trip.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “They just discovered it, and I came to tell you we’d have to delay the trip.
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Father’s,” replied Ned.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They just discovered it, and I came to tell you we’d have to delay the trip.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “They just discovered it, and I came to tell you we’d have to delay the trip.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “They just discovered it, and I came to tell you we’d have to delay the trip.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
and nothing more
From this reading “They just discovered it, and I came to tell you we’d have to delay the trip.
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
immediately past
From this reading “Store--robbed--last--night!” panted Ned.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Store--robbed--last--night!” panted Ned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Store--robbed--last--night!” panted Ned.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Father’s,” replied Ned.
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “Store--robbed--last--night!” panted Ned.
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
express in words
From this reading “They just discovered it, and I came to tell you we’d have to delay the trip.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They just discovered it, and I came to tell you we’d have to delay the trip.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They just discovered it, and I came to tell you we’d have to delay the trip.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Whose store?” asked Jerry and Bob together.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “They just discovered it, and I came to tell you we’d have to delay the trip.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They just discovered it, and I came to tell you we’d have to delay the trip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STORE ROBBERY “What’s the matter?” asked Jerry as Ned came down on the dock, his face quite pale, and, evidently laboring under some excitement.
belonging to which person
From this reading “Whose store?” asked Jerry and Bob together.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “They just discovered it, and I came to tell you we’d have to delay the trip.
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