Chapter 12 of The Motor Boys in Mexico is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Motor Boys in Mexico is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NODDY NIXON'S PLOT. "His old trick again," murmured the professor. "I should have been on my guard. However, it doesn't matter. But come on, boys.
Chapter 12 of The Motor Boys in Mexico is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “But come on, boys.”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “"I should have been on my guard.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “However, it doesn't matter.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"His old trick again," murmured the professor.”
possessive form of “nixon” — 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'S PLOT.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “NODDY NIXON'S PLOT.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “"His old trick again," murmured the professor.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “"His old trick again," murmured the professor.”
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anew
From this reading "His old trick again," murmured the professor.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I should have been on my guard.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading But come on, boys.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But come on, boys.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But come on, boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, it doesn't matter.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading "I should have been on my guard.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I should have been on my guard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His old trick again," murmured the professor.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, it doesn't matter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should have been on my guard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However, it doesn't matter.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading However, it doesn't matter.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "His old trick again," murmured the professor.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I should have been on my guard.
possessive form of “nixon” — 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'S PLOT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NODDY NIXON'S PLOT.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "His old trick again," murmured the professor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I should have been on my guard.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading NODDY NIXON'S PLOT.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "His old trick again," murmured the professor.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should have been on my guard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "His old trick again," murmured the professor.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading "His old trick again," murmured the professor.
Chapter 12 of The Motor Boys in Mexico by Clarence Young holds 126 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 12 holds 126 sentences of The Motor Boys in Mexico, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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