Chapter 6 of The Motor Boys on the Atlantic is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Motor Boys on the Atlantic is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RACE “What was that?” cried Ned. “Lightning!” came from Bob. “Lightning doesn’t act that way!” Jerry replied. He put the wheel over to meet an on-coming roller.
Chapter 6 of The Motor Boys on the Atlantic is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 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.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ““Lightning doesn’t act that way!””
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““Lightning!” came from Bob.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry replied.”
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading ““Lightning!” came from Bob.”
come together
From this reading “He put the wheel over to meet an on-coming roller.”
any competition
From this reading “THE RACE “What was that?” cried Ned.”
a grounder that rolls along the infield
From this reading “He put the wheel over to meet an on-coming roller.”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “He put the wheel over to meet an on-coming roller.”
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 ““Lightning!” came from Bob.”
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Lightning doesn’t act that way!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He put the wheel over to meet an on-coming roller.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Lightning!” came from Bob.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Lightning!” came from Bob.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE RACE “What was that?” cried Ned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lightning doesn’t act that way!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Lightning!” came from Bob.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put the wheel over to meet an on-coming roller.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry replied.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “Lightning!” came from Bob.
come together
From this reading He put the wheel over to meet an on-coming roller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RACE “What was that?” cried Ned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put the wheel over to meet an on-coming roller.
above and across; more than
From this reading He put the wheel over to meet an on-coming roller.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He put the wheel over to meet an on-coming roller.
any competition
From this reading THE RACE “What was that?” cried Ned.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Jerry replied.
a grounder that rolls along the infield
From this reading He put the wheel over to meet an on-coming roller.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE RACE “What was that?” cried Ned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RACE “What was that?” cried Ned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He put the wheel over to meet an on-coming roller.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RACE “What was that?” cried Ned.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Lightning doesn’t act that way!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE RACE “What was that?” cried Ned.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading He put the wheel over to meet an on-coming roller.
Chapter 6 of The Motor Boys on the Atlantic by Clarence Young holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 6 holds 175 sentences of The Motor Boys on the Atlantic, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Motor Boys on the Atlantic by Clarence Young exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 175 sentences, grouped into 35 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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