Chapter 9 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass. “Cattle!” “Cattle?” “Yes, steers. Thousands of ’em.
Chapter 9 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading ““Cattle!””
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.”
plural of “steer” — an indication of potential opportunity
From this reading ““Yes, steers.”
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “Thousands of ’em.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “Cattle!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Thousands of ’em.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
occurring by chance
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
engage in
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thousands of ’em.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
plural of “steer” — an indication of potential opportunity
From this reading “Yes, steers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Thousands of ’em.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, steers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A LUCKY ESCAPE “What do you make it to be?” asked Jerry, as Ned was staring through the glass.
Chapter 9 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific by Clarence Young holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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 9 holds 110 sentences of The Motor Boys on the Pacific, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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