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Chapter 10 of The Motor Boys in Mexico is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A VIEW OF THE ENEMY. "Where is he?" cried Bob. "He must have gone down through a hole in the earth," said Ned. "I didn't have my eyes off him three seconds. He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
Chapter 10 of The Motor Boys in Mexico is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"Where is he?" cried Bob.”
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “"He must have gone down through a hole in the earth," said Ned.”
an opposing military force
From this reading “A VIEW OF THE ENEMY.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “"He must have gone down through a hole in the earth," said Ned.”
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading “He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “"I didn't have my eyes off him three seconds.”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “A VIEW OF THE ENEMY.”
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 “"He must have gone down through a hole in the earth," said Ned.”
In this reading “He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.”
In this reading “He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.”
be beset by
In this reading “He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.”
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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 VIEW OF THE ENEMY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Where is he?" cried Bob.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Where is he?" cried Bob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't have my eyes off him three seconds.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "He must have gone down through a hole in the earth," said Ned.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "He must have gone down through a hole in the earth," said Ned.
one or the other of two
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
an opposing military force
From this reading A VIEW OF THE ENEMY.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "I didn't have my eyes off him three seconds.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "He must have gone down through a hole in the earth," said Ned.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He must have gone down through a hole in the earth," said Ned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where is he?" cried Bob.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I didn't have my eyes off him three seconds.
an opening into or through something
From this reading "He must have gone down through a hole in the earth," said Ned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't have my eyes off him three seconds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He must have gone down through a hole in the earth," said Ned.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is he?" cried Bob.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "He must have gone down through a hole in the earth," said Ned.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I didn't have my eyes off him three seconds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He must have gone down through a hole in the earth," said Ned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A VIEW OF THE ENEMY.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I didn't have my eyes off him three seconds.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He must have gone down through a hole in the earth," said Ned.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "I didn't have my eyes off him three seconds.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VIEW OF THE ENEMY.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "I didn't have my eyes off him three seconds.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "He must have gone down through a hole in the earth," said Ned.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading A VIEW OF THE ENEMY.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is he?" cried Bob.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He didn't go down the road or we would have seen him, and he couldn't have run into the bushes on either side without making a great racket.
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