Chapter 2 of The Motor Boys on Road and River is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Motor Boys on Road and River is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JERRY IS ABSENT-MINDED “Pretty good game; wasn’t it?” “It sure was--a corker!” “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.” “They sure did. The pitcher won the game for them with that last wallop of his!”
Chapter 2 of The Motor Boys on Road and River is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 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.
(dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person
From this reading ““It sure was--a corker!””
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “JERRY IS ABSENT-MINDED “Pretty good game; wasn’t it?””
take somebody somewhere
From this reading ““I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.””
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading “The pitcher won the game for them with that last wallop of his!””
(of games) engaged in
From this reading ““I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.””
cause to move by pulling
From this reading ““I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.””
hit hard
From this reading “The pitcher won the game for them with that last wallop of his!””
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “The pitcher won the game for them with that last wallop of his!””
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.
come to a halt after driving somewhere
In this reading ““I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “It sure was--a corker!”
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JERRY IS ABSENT-MINDED “Pretty good game; wasn’t it?”
later than; following
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
(dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person
From this reading “It sure was--a corker!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “They sure did.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The pitcher won the game for them with that last wallop of his!”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading JERRY IS ABSENT-MINDED “Pretty good game; wasn’t it?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading JERRY IS ABSENT-MINDED “Pretty good game; wasn’t it?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The pitcher won the game for them with that last wallop of his!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JERRY IS ABSENT-MINDED “Pretty good game; wasn’t it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JERRY IS ABSENT-MINDED “Pretty good game; wasn’t it?”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading JERRY IS ABSENT-MINDED “Pretty good game; wasn’t it?”
immediately past
From this reading The pitcher won the game for them with that last wallop of his!”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pitcher won the game for them with that last wallop of his!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading The pitcher won the game for them with that last wallop of his!”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading JERRY IS ABSENT-MINDED “Pretty good game; wasn’t it?”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “It sure was--a corker!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The pitcher won the game for them with that last wallop of his!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
hit hard
From this reading The pitcher won the game for them with that last wallop of his!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It sure was--a corker!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JERRY IS ABSENT-MINDED “Pretty good game; wasn’t it?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The pitcher won the game for them with that last wallop of his!”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading The pitcher won the game for them with that last wallop of his!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought our Cresville boys wouldn’t be able to pull up, after the Red Sox got that big lead on ’em, but they certainly played their heads off.”
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