Chapter 11 of The Motor Boys in the Clouds is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Motor Boys in the Clouds is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville. He walked fast and hardly looked from right to left. “Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.” “No, thanks. Haven’t time, Frank.
Chapter 11 of The Motor Boys in the Clouds is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading “BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.”
the best people or things in a group
From this reading ““Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.””
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.””
United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
From this reading “BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.”
moving with great haste
From this reading “BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.”
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
From this reading ““Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.””
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading ““Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.””
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frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring
In this reading ““Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.””
street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town
In this reading “BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading ““Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.””
In this reading “BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.”
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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 BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
later than; following
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He walked fast and hardly looked from right to left.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.”
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
the best people or things in a group
From this reading “Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading He walked fast and hardly looked from right to left.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He walked fast and hardly looked from right to left.
only a very short time before
From this reading He walked fast and hardly looked from right to left.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haven’t time, Frank.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He walked fast and hardly looked from right to left.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.”
United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
moving with great haste
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He walked fast and hardly looked from right to left.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He walked fast and hardly looked from right to left.
most important element
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
From this reading “Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, thanks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.”
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading He walked fast and hardly looked from right to left.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “No, thanks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Haven’t time, Frank.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He walked fast and hardly looked from right to left.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Hello, Jerry,” called Frank Merton, one of his town friends, “come over and have a plate of ice cream.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked fast and hardly looked from right to left.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading BUILDING THE COMET One evening, about a week after this, Jerry Hopkins was seen hurrying down the main street of Cresville.
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