Chapter 29 of The Motor Boys Afloat is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Motor Boys Afloat is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CHASE “Humph! This is strange!” the chief exclaimed as his boat swung up alongside of the _Dartaway_. “Let’s go aboard.” Making the motor craft fast, they all scrambled up and were soon on the schooner’s deck. A hasty search served to show that the schooner had no occupants.
Chapter 29 of The Motor Boys Afloat is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading ““Let’s go aboard.””
side by side
From this reading “This is strange!” the chief exclaimed as his boat swung up alongside of the _Dartaway_.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “THE CHASE “Humph!”
excessively quick
From this reading “A hasty search served to show that the schooner had no occupants.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “Making the motor craft fast, they all scrambled up and were soon on the schooner’s deck.”
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading “A hasty search served to show that the schooner had no occupants.”
a large beer glass
From this reading “Making the motor craft fast, they all scrambled up and were soon on the schooner’s deck.”
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading “Making the motor craft fast, they all scrambled up and were soon on the schooner’s deck.”
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 ““Let’s go aboard.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A hasty search served to show that the schooner had no occupants.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “Let’s go aboard.”
(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 Making the motor craft fast, they all scrambled up and were soon on the schooner’s deck.
side by side
From this reading This is strange!” the chief exclaimed as his boat swung up alongside of the _Dartaway_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Making the motor craft fast, they all scrambled up and were soon on the schooner’s deck.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This is strange!” the chief exclaimed as his boat swung up alongside of the _Dartaway_.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading This is strange!” the chief exclaimed as his boat swung up alongside of the _Dartaway_.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading THE CHASE “Humph!
a person who is in charge
From this reading This is strange!” the chief exclaimed as his boat swung up alongside of the _Dartaway_.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Making the motor craft fast, they all scrambled up and were soon on the schooner’s deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is strange!” the chief exclaimed as his boat swung up alongside of the _Dartaway_.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Making the motor craft fast, they all scrambled up and were soon on the schooner’s deck.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading This is strange!” the chief exclaimed as his boat swung up alongside of the _Dartaway_.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Making the motor craft fast, they all scrambled up and were soon on the schooner’s deck.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Let’s go aboard.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A hasty search served to show that the schooner had no occupants.
excessively quick
From this reading A hasty search served to show that the schooner had no occupants.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This is strange!” the chief exclaimed as his boat swung up alongside of the _Dartaway_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHASE “Humph!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is strange!” the chief exclaimed as his boat swung up alongside of the _Dartaway_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s go aboard.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Making the motor craft fast, they all scrambled up and were soon on the schooner’s deck.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Making the motor craft fast, they all scrambled up and were soon on the schooner’s deck.
not any; not one
From this reading A hasty search served to show that the schooner had no occupants.
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading A hasty search served to show that the schooner had no occupants.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is strange!” the chief exclaimed as his boat swung up alongside of the _Dartaway_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Making the motor craft fast, they all scrambled up and were soon on the schooner’s deck.
a large beer glass
From this reading A hasty search served to show that the schooner had no occupants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Making the motor craft fast, they all scrambled up and were soon on the schooner’s deck.
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading Making the motor craft fast, they all scrambled up and were soon on the schooner’s deck.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading A hasty search served to show that the schooner had no occupants.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading A hasty search served to show that the schooner had no occupants.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading A hasty search served to show that the schooner had no occupants.
in the near future
From this reading Making the motor craft fast, they all scrambled up and were soon on the schooner’s deck.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading This is strange!” the chief exclaimed as his boat swung up alongside of the _Dartaway_.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading This is strange!” the chief exclaimed as his boat swung up alongside of the _Dartaway_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A hasty search served to show that the schooner had no occupants.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHASE “Humph!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Making the motor craft fast, they all scrambled up and were soon on the schooner’s deck.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is strange!” the chief exclaimed as his boat swung up alongside of the _Dartaway_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A hasty search served to show that the schooner had no occupants.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This is strange!” the chief exclaimed as his boat swung up alongside of the _Dartaway_.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Making the motor craft fast, they all scrambled up and were soon on the schooner’s deck.
Chapter 29 of The Motor Boys Afloat by Clarence Young holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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 98 sentences of The Motor Boys Afloat, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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