Chapter 25 of The Motor Boys in Mexico is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Motor Boys in Mexico is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOB TRIES TO FLEE. In an instant Jerry tried to turn the auto around. He found the passage too narrow. There was nothing to do but to back up the incline. This was a slow process in the darkness.
Chapter 25 of The Motor Boys in Mexico is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “In an instant Jerry tried to turn the auto around.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “BOB TRIES TO FLEE.”
run away quickly
From this reading “BOB TRIES TO FLEE.”
an elevated geological formation
From this reading “There was nothing to do but to back up the incline.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “In an instant Jerry tried to turn the auto around.”
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading “This was a slow process in the darkness.”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “This was a slow process in the darkness.”
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “BOB TRIES TO FLEE.”
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 “This was a slow process in the darkness.”
In this reading “In an instant Jerry tried to turn the auto around.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This was a slow process in the darkness.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an instant Jerry tried to turn the auto around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading In an instant Jerry tried to turn the auto around.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading In an instant Jerry tried to turn the auto around.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There was nothing to do but to back up the incline.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB TRIES TO FLEE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was nothing to do but to back up the incline.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading This was a slow process in the darkness.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was nothing to do but to back up the incline.
run away quickly
From this reading BOB TRIES TO FLEE.
set up or found
From this reading He found the passage too narrow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found the passage too narrow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an instant Jerry tried to turn the auto around.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading There was nothing to do but to back up the incline.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading In an instant Jerry tried to turn the auto around.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading In an instant Jerry tried to turn the auto around.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading He found the passage too narrow.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing to do but to back up the incline.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading He found the passage too narrow.
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading This was a slow process in the darkness.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading This was a slow process in the darkness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In an instant Jerry tried to turn the auto around.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing to do but to back up the incline.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a slow process in the darkness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BOB TRIES TO FLEE.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He found the passage too narrow.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading In an instant Jerry tried to turn the auto around.
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading BOB TRIES TO FLEE.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading In an instant Jerry tried to turn the auto around.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There was nothing to do but to back up the incline.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing to do but to back up the incline.
Chapter 25 of The Motor Boys in Mexico by Clarence Young holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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 25 holds 120 sentences of The Motor Boys in Mexico, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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