Chapter 17 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEWS OF THE BRIG “Oh!” exclaimed Rose, rather excitedly, “take us off please! Our boat is sinking!” “No, it isn’t,” declared Jerry. “We’re all right only we’re aground. Can’t get off until high tide I suppose.”
Chapter 17 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float
From this reading ““We’re all right only we’re aground.”
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading “NEWS OF THE BRIG “Oh!” exclaimed Rose, rather excitedly, “take us off please!”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading ““No, it isn’t,” declared Jerry.”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “NEWS OF THE BRIG “Oh!” exclaimed Rose, rather excitedly, “take us off please!”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading ““No, it isn’t,” declared Jerry.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “NEWS OF THE BRIG “Oh!” exclaimed Rose, rather excitedly, “take us off please!”
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading “Our boat is sinking!””
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “Can’t get off until high tide I suppose.””
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.
stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float
From this reading “We’re all right only we’re aground.
(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 “We’re all right only we’re aground.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Our boat is sinking!”
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading NEWS OF THE BRIG “Oh!” exclaimed Rose, rather excitedly, “take us off please!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can’t get off until high tide I suppose.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “No, it isn’t,” declared Jerry.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading NEWS OF THE BRIG “Oh!” exclaimed Rose, rather excitedly, “take us off please!
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading NEWS OF THE BRIG “Oh!” exclaimed Rose, rather excitedly, “take us off please!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Can’t get off until high tide I suppose.”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Can’t get off until high tide I suppose.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Can’t get off until high tide I suppose.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our boat is sinking!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, it isn’t,” declared Jerry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No, it isn’t,” declared Jerry.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “No, it isn’t,” declared Jerry.
information about recent and important events
From this reading NEWS OF THE BRIG “Oh!” exclaimed Rose, rather excitedly, “take us off please!
not any; not one
From this reading “No, it isn’t,” declared Jerry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWS OF THE BRIG “Oh!” exclaimed Rose, rather excitedly, “take us off please!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading NEWS OF THE BRIG “Oh!” exclaimed Rose, rather excitedly, “take us off please!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading NEWS OF THE BRIG “Oh!” exclaimed Rose, rather excitedly, “take us off please!
and nothing more
From this reading “We’re all right only we’re aground.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our boat is sinking!”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading NEWS OF THE BRIG “Oh!” exclaimed Rose, rather excitedly, “take us off please!
on the contrary
From this reading NEWS OF THE BRIG “Oh!” exclaimed Rose, rather excitedly, “take us off please!
precisely, exactly
From this reading “We’re all right only we’re aground.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading NEWS OF THE BRIG “Oh!” exclaimed Rose, rather excitedly, “take us off please!
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading Our boat is sinking!”
express a supposition
From this reading Can’t get off until high tide I suppose.”
carry out
From this reading NEWS OF THE BRIG “Oh!” exclaimed Rose, rather excitedly, “take us off please!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEWS OF THE BRIG “Oh!” exclaimed Rose, rather excitedly, “take us off please!
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Can’t get off until high tide I suppose.”
up to a particular time
From this reading Can’t get off until high tide I suppose.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading NEWS OF THE BRIG “Oh!” exclaimed Rose, rather excitedly, “take us off please!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’re all right only we’re aground.
Chapter 17 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific by Clarence Young holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
Chapter 17 holds 135 sentences of The Motor Boys on the Pacific, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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