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Chapter 10 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers. “Never mind eating,” called Ned. “Come on, watch ’em. We can get a bite afterward.” “Not for mine,” sung out Bob, as he made a dive for the dining car.
Chapter 10 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading “We can get a bite afterward.””
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““Not for mine,” sung out Bob, as he made a dive for the dining car.”
the act of eating dinner
From this reading ““Not for mine,” sung out Bob, as he made a dive for the dining car.”
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading ““Not for mine,” sung out Bob, as he made a dive for the dining car.”
plural of “laborer” — someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
From this reading “AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.”
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.”
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading ““Not for mine,” sung out Bob, as he made a dive for the dining car.”
the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
From this reading “AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.”
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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 AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading We can get a bite afterward.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Not for mine,” sung out Bob, as he made a dive for the dining car.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading We can get a bite afterward.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Not for mine,” sung out Bob, as he made a dive for the dining car.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Never mind eating,” called Ned.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can get a bite afterward.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Not for mine,” sung out Bob, as he made a dive for the dining car.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come on, watch ’em.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “Not for mine,” sung out Bob, as he made a dive for the dining car.
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading “Not for mine,” sung out Bob, as he made a dive for the dining car.
the act of consuming food
From this reading “Never mind eating,” called Ned.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “Come on, watch ’em.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Not for mine,” sung out Bob, as he made a dive for the dining car.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We can get a bite afterward.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Not for mine,” sung out Bob, as he made a dive for the dining car.
plural of “laborer” — someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Not for mine,” sung out Bob, as he made a dive for the dining car.
the force of workers available
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Never mind eating,” called Ned.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Not for mine,” sung out Bob, as he made a dive for the dining car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Never mind eating,” called Ned.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Never mind eating,” called Ned.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not for mine,” sung out Bob, as he made a dive for the dining car.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on, watch ’em.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Not for mine,” sung out Bob, as he made a dive for the dining car.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
for a short time
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading “Not for mine,” sung out Bob, as he made a dive for the dining car.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
in or at that place or location
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
create by training and teaching
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
look attentively
From this reading “Come on, watch ’em.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can get a bite afterward.”
the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
From this reading AT THE SEABURYS’ The wrecking crew had arrived shortly before the boys and the professor got back, and there was a big crowd of passengers and train men around the laborers.
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