Chapter 22 of The Motor Boys on the Border is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Motor Boys on the Border is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INTO THE DEPTHS “What’s that?” “Where’s my gun?” “Get ready, everybody!” “Turn on all the lights!” These were only a few of the shouts that greeted Bob’s cry of warning.
Chapter 22 of The Motor Boys on the Border is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 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.
possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “INTO THE DEPTHS “What’s that?””
every person
From this reading ““Get ready, everybody!””
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “These were only a few of the shouts that greeted Bob’s cry of warning.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading ““Where’s my gun?””
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading ““Turn on all the lights!””
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “These were only a few of the shouts that greeted Bob’s cry of warning.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “These were only a few of the shouts that greeted Bob’s cry of warning.”
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 “INTO THE DEPTHS “What’s that?””
In this reading ““Get ready, everybody!””
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 These were only a few of the shouts that greeted Bob’s cry of warning.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Turn on all the lights!”
possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
From this reading These were only a few of the shouts that greeted Bob’s cry of warning.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading These were only a few of the shouts that greeted Bob’s cry of warning.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS “What’s that?”
every person
From this reading “Get ready, everybody!”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading These were only a few of the shouts that greeted Bob’s cry of warning.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Get ready, everybody!”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading These were only a few of the shouts that greeted Bob’s cry of warning.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “Where’s my gun?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS “What’s that?”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “Turn on all the lights!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Where’s my gun?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These were only a few of the shouts that greeted Bob’s cry of warning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Turn on all the lights!”
and nothing more
From this reading These were only a few of the shouts that greeted Bob’s cry of warning.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “Get ready, everybody!”
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading These were only a few of the shouts that greeted Bob’s cry of warning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS “What’s that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS “What’s that?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were only a few of the shouts that greeted Bob’s cry of warning.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “Turn on all the lights!”
a message informing of danger
From this reading These were only a few of the shouts that greeted Bob’s cry of warning.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were only a few of the shouts that greeted Bob’s cry of warning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS “What’s that?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where’s my gun?”
Chapter 22 of The Motor Boys on the Border by Clarence Young holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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 22 holds 101 sentences of The Motor Boys on the Border, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of The Motor Boys on the Border by Clarence Young exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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.
Work through the 21 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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