Chapter 12 of The Motor Boys on the Border is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Motor Boys on the Border is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF FOR THE BORDER “Here! Come back!” yelled Jerry, making a grab for the Westerner. “Don’t jump!” “But we’re falling! I’m not going to stay in here and be killed!”
Chapter 12 of The Motor Boys on the Border is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading “OFF FOR THE BORDER “Here!”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading ““But we’re falling!”
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “Come back!” yelled Jerry, making a grab for the Westerner.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Come back!” yelled Jerry, making a grab for the Westerner.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading ““Don’t jump!””
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “I’m not going to stay in here and be killed!””
an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.
From this reading “Come back!” yelled Jerry, making a grab for the Westerner.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Come back!” yelled Jerry, making a grab for the Westerner.”
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.
be restored
In this reading “Come back!” yelled Jerry, making a grab for the Westerner.”
In this reading “I’m not going to stay in here and be killed!””
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 Come back!” yelled Jerry, making a grab for the Westerner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’m not going to stay in here and be killed!”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Come back!” yelled Jerry, making a grab for the Westerner.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I’m not going to stay in here and be killed!”
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading OFF FOR THE BORDER “Here!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But we’re falling!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come back!” yelled Jerry, making a grab for the Westerner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t jump!”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “But we’re falling!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR THE BORDER “Here!
the act of departing
From this reading I’m not going to stay in here and be killed!”
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading Come back!” yelled Jerry, making a grab for the Westerner.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading OFF FOR THE BORDER “Here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m not going to stay in here and be killed!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I’m not going to stay in here and be killed!”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Come back!” yelled Jerry, making a grab for the Westerner.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Don’t jump!”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading I’m not going to stay in here and be killed!”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Come back!” yelled Jerry, making a grab for the Westerner.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I’m not going to stay in here and be killed!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF FOR THE BORDER “Here!
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I’m not going to stay in here and be killed!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF FOR THE BORDER “Here!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’m not going to stay in here and be killed!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But we’re falling!
an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.
From this reading Come back!” yelled Jerry, making a grab for the Westerner.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Come back!” yelled Jerry, making a grab for the Westerner.
Chapter 12 of The Motor Boys on the Border by Clarence Young holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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 12 holds 100 sentences of The Motor Boys on the Border, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Motor Boys on the Border by Clarence Young exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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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