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Chapter 6 of The Motor Boys in Strange Waters is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line. Then he unjointed the pole. “Yes,” he remarked. “I thought that was about the only way we could make the turtle let go of the rope. I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.
Chapter 6 of The Motor Boys in Strange Waters is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “entice” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading “I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.”
a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
From this reading “I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “Then he unjointed the pole.”
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.”
a strong line
From this reading ““I thought that was about the only way we could make the turtle let go of the rope.”
cause fear in
From this reading “BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.”
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
From this reading ““I thought that was about the only way we could make the turtle let go of the rope.”
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.”
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In this reading “I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.”
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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 BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I thought that was about the only way we could make the turtle let go of the rope.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I thought that was about the only way we could make the turtle let go of the rope.
let fall to the ground
From this reading I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.
past form of “entice” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.
a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
From this reading I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I thought that was about the only way we could make the turtle let go of the rope.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he unjointed the pole.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought that was about the only way we could make the turtle let go of the rope.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I thought that was about the only way we could make the turtle let go of the rope.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.
engage in
From this reading “I thought that was about the only way we could make the turtle let go of the rope.
as might be expected
From this reading I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.
and nothing more
From this reading “I thought that was about the only way we could make the turtle let go of the rope.
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading Then he unjointed the pole.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Yes,” he remarked.
a strong line
From this reading “I thought that was about the only way we could make the turtle let go of the rope.
cause fear in
From this reading BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.
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From this reading BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I thought that was about the only way we could make the turtle let go of the rope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he unjointed the pole.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought that was about the only way we could make the turtle let go of the rope.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
From this reading “I thought that was about the only way we could make the turtle let go of the rope.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I enticed him around to one side, and that, naturally, made the rope drop from under his flipper.
without joints or jointed segments
From this reading Then he unjointed the pole.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I thought that was about the only way we could make the turtle let go of the rope.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I thought that was about the only way we could make the turtle let go of the rope.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I thought that was about the only way we could make the turtle let go of the rope.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading BOB GETS A SCARE Professor Snodgrass wound back on the reel what remained of the line.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” he remarked.
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