Chapter 20 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BLOWITZ IS ANGRY “Quick!” called Jerry. “Put us over there, Ned!” “I will! Something has happened. I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
Chapter 20 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading “BLOWITZ IS ANGRY “Quick!” called Jerry.”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “BLOWITZ IS ANGRY “Quick!” called Jerry.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.”
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading “I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “BLOWITZ IS ANGRY “Quick!” called Jerry.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading BLOWITZ IS ANGRY “Quick!” called Jerry.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLOWITZ IS ANGRY “Quick!” called Jerry.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading BLOWITZ IS ANGRY “Quick!” called Jerry.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Something has happened.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something has happened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLOWITZ IS ANGRY “Quick!” called Jerry.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading BLOWITZ IS ANGRY “Quick!” called Jerry.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Put us over there, Ned!”
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Put us over there, Ned!”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Put us over there, Ned!”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading BLOWITZ IS ANGRY “Quick!” called Jerry.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something has happened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Put us over there, Ned!”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Put us over there, Ned!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will!
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder—” “Oh, why doesn’t the moon come out from behind that cloud,” exclaimed Rose, for she and the other girls were nervously afraid.
Chapter 20 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific by Clarence Young holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 20 holds 194 sentences of The Motor Boys on the Pacific, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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