Chapter 4 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west. “That’s fine!” cried Ned. “Come on and tell Bob.” “Don’t have to,” said Jerry. “Here he comes now.”
Chapter 4 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““Come on and tell Bob.””
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading ““Here he comes now.””
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.”
the literary culture
From this reading “MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.”
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Come on and tell Bob.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come on and tell Bob.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Here he comes now.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “That’s fine!” cried Ned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t have to,” said Jerry.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “That’s fine!” cried Ned.
set up or found
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Don’t have to,” said Jerry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here he comes now.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here he comes now.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
the literary culture
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
information about recent and important events
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Here he comes now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on and tell Bob.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Don’t have to,” said Jerry.
express in words
From this reading “Come on and tell Bob.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s fine!” cried Ned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Don’t have to,” said Jerry.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading MORE LETTERS Jerry found Ned, his nearest chum, at home, and told him of the news from the west.
Chapter 4 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific by Clarence Young holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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