Chapter 22 of The Motor Boys on Road and River is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Motor Boys on Road and River is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat. “That’s right,” came from Ned. “What is it, anyhow?” “Hard to say,” replied Jerry. “We either struck a log, a rock or a sand bank.
Chapter 22 of The Motor Boys on Road and River is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading ““What is it, anyhow?””
a visual display of information
From this reading “THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.”
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.”
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading ““We either struck a log, a rock or a sand bank.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading ““We either struck a log, a rock or a sand bank.”
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 ““That’s right,” came from Ned.”
In this reading “THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.”
In this reading “THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.”
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 DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “What is it, anyhow?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “We either struck a log, a rock or a sand bank.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “That’s right,” came from Ned.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
a visual display of information
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
one or the other of two
From this reading “We either struck a log, a rock or a sand bank.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “That’s right,” came from Ned.
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Hard to say,” replied Jerry.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it, anyhow?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it, anyhow?”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “We either struck a log, a rock or a sand bank.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s right,” came from Ned.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “We either struck a log, a rock or a sand bank.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
above and across; more than
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Hard to say,” replied Jerry.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “That’s right,” came from Ned.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “We either struck a log, a rock or a sand bank.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “We either struck a log, a rock or a sand bank.
express in words
From this reading “Hard to say,” replied Jerry.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “We either struck a log, a rock or a sand bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s right,” came from Ned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE DESERTED CAMP “Guess we ought to have had a chart of this lake,” observed Jerry grimly, as he looked over the side of the boat.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it, anyhow?”
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