Chapter 30 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END OF BLOWITZ—CONCLUSION “Are you going to stop?” asked Ned, of Maurice De Vere. “Not unless you boys are afraid. I don’t believe they can hit us. That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now. Do you want to stop and surrender?”
Chapter 30 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading “That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “THE END OF BLOWITZ—CONCLUSION “Are you going to stop?” asked Ned, of Maurice De Vere.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “I don’t believe they can hit us.”
-ing form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading “That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.”
acceptance of despair
From this reading “Do you want to stop and surrender?””
except if; if not
From this reading ““Not unless you boys are afraid.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Not unless you boys are afraid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE END OF BLOWITZ—CONCLUSION “Are you going to stop?” asked Ned, of Maurice De Vere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE END OF BLOWITZ—CONCLUSION “Are you going to stop?” asked Ned, of Maurice De Vere.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I don’t believe they can hit us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE END OF BLOWITZ—CONCLUSION “Are you going to stop?” asked Ned, of Maurice De Vere.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Not unless you boys are afraid.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I don’t believe they can hit us.
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading THE END OF BLOWITZ—CONCLUSION “Are you going to stop?” asked Ned, of Maurice De Vere.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE END OF BLOWITZ—CONCLUSION “Are you going to stop?” asked Ned, of Maurice De Vere.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you want to stop and surrender?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t believe they can hit us.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF BLOWITZ—CONCLUSION “Are you going to stop?” asked Ned, of Maurice De Vere.
the act of departing
From this reading THE END OF BLOWITZ—CONCLUSION “Are you going to stop?” asked Ned, of Maurice De Vere.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
cause to move by striking
From this reading I don’t believe they can hit us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t believe they can hit us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE END OF BLOWITZ—CONCLUSION “Are you going to stop?” asked Ned, of Maurice De Vere.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE END OF BLOWITZ—CONCLUSION “Are you going to stop?” asked Ned, of Maurice De Vere.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not unless you boys are afraid.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF BLOWITZ—CONCLUSION “Are you going to stop?” asked Ned, of Maurice De Vere.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
and nothing more
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
-ing form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading THE END OF BLOWITZ—CONCLUSION “Are you going to stop?” asked Ned, of Maurice De Vere.
successive (without a break)
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
acceptance of despair
From this reading Do you want to stop and surrender?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF BLOWITZ—CONCLUSION “Are you going to stop?” asked Ned, of Maurice De Vere.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don’t believe they can hit us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE END OF BLOWITZ—CONCLUSION “Are you going to stop?” asked Ned, of Maurice De Vere.
except if; if not
From this reading “Not unless you boys are afraid.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don’t believe they can hit us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE END OF BLOWITZ—CONCLUSION “Are you going to stop?” asked Ned, of Maurice De Vere.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Do you want to stop and surrender?”
at the time that
From this reading That’s only a small saluting cannon they have, and it’s hard to shoot straight when there’s as much sea on as there is now.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE END OF BLOWITZ—CONCLUSION “Are you going to stop?” asked Ned, of Maurice De Vere.
Chapter 30 of The Motor Boys on the Pacific by Clarence Young holds 131 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 30 holds 131 sentences of The Motor Boys on the Pacific, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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