Chapter 18 of The Motor Boys in Strange Waters is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Motor Boys in Strange Waters is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WANDERER AGAIN “Give me a gun!” cried Ned. “I’m going to try and hit one in the eye. I’ve read that’s the place to shoot ’em!” Jerry steered the boat over to one of the “logs.” Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.
Chapter 18 of The Motor Boys in Strange Waters is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 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.
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading “Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry steered the boat over to one of the “logs.””
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading “Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.”
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading “Jerry steered the boat over to one of the “logs.””
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading “Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.”
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading “Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.”
past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading “Jerry steered the boat over to one of the “logs.””
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “THE WANDERER AGAIN “Give me a gun!” cried Ned.”
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 “Jerry steered the boat over to one of the “logs.””
In this reading “Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.”
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 THE WANDERER AGAIN “Give me a gun!” cried Ned.
anew
From this reading THE WANDERER AGAIN “Give me a gun!” cried Ned.
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’m going to try and hit one in the eye.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Jerry steered the boat over to one of the “logs.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE WANDERER AGAIN “Give me a gun!” cried Ned.
a quad with a square body
From this reading I’ve read that’s the place to shoot ’em!”
the organ of sight
From this reading “I’m going to try and hit one in the eye.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE WANDERER AGAIN “Give me a gun!” cried Ned.
the act of departing
From this reading “I’m going to try and hit one in the eye.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading THE WANDERER AGAIN “Give me a gun!” cried Ned.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.
cause to move by striking
From this reading “I’m going to try and hit one in the eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going to try and hit one in the eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve read that’s the place to shoot ’em!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I’m going to try and hit one in the eye.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry steered the boat over to one of the “logs.”
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading Jerry steered the boat over to one of the “logs.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WANDERER AGAIN “Give me a gun!” cried Ned.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WANDERER AGAIN “Give me a gun!” cried Ned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jerry steered the boat over to one of the “logs.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I’m going to try and hit one in the eye.
above and across; more than
From this reading Jerry steered the boat over to one of the “logs.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I’ve read that’s the place to shoot ’em!”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I’ve read that’s the place to shoot ’em!”
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading I’ve read that’s the place to shoot ’em!”
past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading Jerry steered the boat over to one of the “logs.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve read that’s the place to shoot ’em!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WANDERER AGAIN “Give me a gun!” cried Ned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m going to try and hit one in the eye.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “I’m going to try and hit one in the eye.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading THE WANDERER AGAIN “Give me a gun!” cried Ned.
which person or people
From this reading Ned, who had secured his rifle from the locker, took aim at the nearest creature.
Chapter 18 of The Motor Boys in Strange Waters by Clarence Young holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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 18 holds 89 sentences of The Motor Boys in Strange Waters, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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