Chapter 15 of The Motor Boys on Road and River is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Motor Boys on Road and River is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys. They looked at one another, and then at Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper. She could not mistake their feeling. “I’m sorry,” Mrs. Johnson remarked. “If he had known you were coming to see him, I’m sure he would have waited for you.
Chapter 15 of The Motor Boys on Road and River is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.”
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading “They looked at one another, and then at Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper.”
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “They looked at one another, and then at Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “She could not mistake their feeling.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.”
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In this reading “ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “They looked at one another, and then at Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper.”
In this reading ““If he had known you were coming to see him, I’m sure he would have waited for you.”
In this reading “ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They looked at one another, and then at Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading They looked at one another, and then at Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They looked at one another, and then at Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “If he had known you were coming to see him, I’m sure he would have waited for you.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not mistake their feeling.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading She could not mistake their feeling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “If he had known you were coming to see him, I’m sure he would have waited for you.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If he had known you were coming to see him, I’m sure he would have waited for you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If he had known you were coming to see him, I’m sure he would have waited for you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If he had known you were coming to see him, I’m sure he would have waited for you.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If he had known you were coming to see him, I’m sure he would have waited for you.
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading They looked at one another, and then at Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper.
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From this reading “I’m sorry,” Mrs. Johnson remarked.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If he had known you were coming to see him, I’m sure he would have waited for you.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading They looked at one another, and then at Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “If he had known you were coming to see him, I’m sure he would have waited for you.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They looked at one another, and then at Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading She could not mistake their feeling.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading They looked at one another, and then at Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not mistake their feeling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They looked at one another, and then at Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “I’m sorry,” Mrs. Johnson remarked.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “If he had known you were coming to see him, I’m sure he would have waited for you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not mistake their feeling.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I’m sorry,” Mrs. Johnson remarked.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “If he had known you were coming to see him, I’m sure he would have waited for you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She could not mistake their feeling.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They looked at one another, and then at Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They looked at one another, and then at Mrs. Johnson, the housekeeper.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If he had known you were coming to see him, I’m sure he would have waited for you.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading ON THE TRAIL Disappointment showed plainly on the faces of the three motor boys.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “If he had known you were coming to see him, I’m sure he would have waited for you.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “If he had known you were coming to see him, I’m sure he would have waited for you.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If he had known you were coming to see him, I’m sure he would have waited for you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If he had known you were coming to see him, I’m sure he would have waited for you.
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