Chapter 30 of The Motor Boys Bound for Home is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Motor Boys Bound for Home is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALL’S WELL--CONCLUSION “What happened to you?” “And what happened to you? Did the _Sherman_ sink?” It was Ned who asked the first question, Jerry who propounded the second. And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
Chapter 30 of The Motor Boys Bound for Home is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading “And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.”
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “ALL’S WELL--CONCLUSION “What happened to you?””
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “It was Ned who asked the first question, Jerry who propounded the second.”
past form of “propound” — put forward, as of an idea
From this reading “It was Ned who asked the first question, Jerry who propounded the second.”
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.”
United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891)
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “Did the _Sherman_ sink?””
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In this reading “And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.”
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.”
a government ship that is available for waging war
In this reading “And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.”
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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 And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL’S WELL--CONCLUSION “What happened to you?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And what happened to you?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was Ned who asked the first question, Jerry who propounded the second.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading ALL’S WELL--CONCLUSION “What happened to you?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did the _Sherman_ sink?”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was Ned who asked the first question, Jerry who propounded the second.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading ALL’S WELL--CONCLUSION “What happened to you?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Ned who asked the first question, Jerry who propounded the second.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading It was Ned who asked the first question, Jerry who propounded the second.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Ned who asked the first question, Jerry who propounded the second.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
past form of “propound” — put forward, as of an idea
From this reading It was Ned who asked the first question, Jerry who propounded the second.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading It was Ned who asked the first question, Jerry who propounded the second.
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was Ned who asked the first question, Jerry who propounded the second.
United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891)
From this reading Did the _Sherman_ sink?”
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Did the _Sherman_ sink?”
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did the _Sherman_ sink?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALL’S WELL--CONCLUSION “What happened to you?”
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Ned who asked the first question, Jerry who propounded the second.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ALL’S WELL--CONCLUSION “What happened to you?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ALL’S WELL--CONCLUSION “What happened to you?”
during the time that
From this reading And then he and Ned and Bob clasped hands while about them stood a circle of cheering sailors and soldiers on board the war vessel.
which person or people
From this reading It was Ned who asked the first question, Jerry who propounded the second.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ALL’S WELL--CONCLUSION “What happened to you?”
Chapter 30 of The Motor Boys Bound for Home by Clarence Young holds 240 sentences, grouped into 48 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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