Chapter 11 of The Motor Boys in Mexico is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Motor Boys in Mexico is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOME TRICKS IN MAGIC. "You don't mean it!" exclaimed the professor. "Noddy Nixon, the young man who made all the trouble for us! I thought we had seen the last of him." "I hoped we had," said Jerry.
Chapter 11 of The Motor Boys in Mexico is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"You don't mean it!" exclaimed the professor.”
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “"I hoped we had," said Jerry.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “"I hoped we had," said Jerry.”
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “SOME TRICKS IN MAGIC.”
vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
From this reading “"Noddy Nixon, the young man who made all the trouble for us!”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “"You don't mean it!" exclaimed the professor.”
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “SOME TRICKS IN MAGIC.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"Noddy Nixon, the young man who made all the trouble for us!”
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.
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “"Noddy Nixon, the young man who made all the trouble for us!”
In this reading “"You don't mean it!" exclaimed the professor.”
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(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 "Noddy Nixon, the young man who made all the trouble for us!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't mean it!" exclaimed the professor.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "You don't mean it!" exclaimed the professor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Noddy Nixon, the young man who made all the trouble for us!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thought we had seen the last of him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thought we had seen the last of him."
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading "I hoped we had," said Jerry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought we had seen the last of him."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOME TRICKS IN MAGIC.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You don't mean it!" exclaimed the professor.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading "I hoped we had," said Jerry.
immediately past
From this reading I thought we had seen the last of him."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Noddy Nixon, the young man who made all the trouble for us!
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading SOME TRICKS IN MAGIC.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Noddy Nixon, the young man who made all the trouble for us!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You don't mean it!" exclaimed the professor.
vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
From this reading "Noddy Nixon, the young man who made all the trouble for us!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Noddy Nixon, the young man who made all the trouble for us!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I thought we had seen the last of him."
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "You don't mean it!" exclaimed the professor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I hoped we had," said Jerry.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I thought we had seen the last of him."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOME TRICKS IN MAGIC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You don't mean it!" exclaimed the professor.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought we had seen the last of him."
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading SOME TRICKS IN MAGIC.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "Noddy Nixon, the young man who made all the trouble for us!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Noddy Nixon, the young man who made all the trouble for us!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I thought we had seen the last of him."
which person or people
From this reading "Noddy Nixon, the young man who made all the trouble for us!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't mean it!" exclaimed the professor.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Noddy Nixon, the young man who made all the trouble for us!
Chapter 11 of The Motor Boys in Mexico by Clarence Young holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 11 holds 129 sentences of The Motor Boys in Mexico, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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