Chapter 19 of The Motor Boys on Thunder Mountain is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Motor Boys on Thunder Mountain is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured: “Gosh, I hope it isn’t those mountain lions!” “They don’t make a noise like that,” said Tinny. “This sounds more like a human being.” “We’ve got to find out what it is, anyhow,” declared Jerry.
Chapter 19 of The Motor Boys on Thunder Mountain is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading ““We’ve got to find out what it is, anyhow,” declared Jerry.”
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading ““We’ve got to find out what it is, anyhow,” declared Jerry.”
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading ““Gosh, I hope it isn’t those mountain lions!””
possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading “THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:”
of or containing tin
From this reading ““They don’t make a noise like that,” said Tinny.”
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In this reading “THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:”
large American feline resembling a lion
In this reading ““Gosh, I hope it isn’t those mountain lions!””
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading ““We’ve got to find out what it is, anyhow,” declared Jerry.”
In this reading ““They don’t make a noise like that,” said Tinny.”
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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 THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “We’ve got to find out what it is, anyhow,” declared Jerry.
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “This sounds more like a human being.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “We’ve got to find out what it is, anyhow,” declared Jerry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They don’t make a noise like that,” said Tinny.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “We’ve got to find out what it is, anyhow,” declared Jerry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gosh, I hope it isn’t those mountain lions!”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We’ve got to find out what it is, anyhow,” declared Jerry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Gosh, I hope it isn’t those mountain lions!”
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “This sounds more like a human being.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Gosh, I hope it isn’t those mountain lions!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We’ve got to find out what it is, anyhow,” declared Jerry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gosh, I hope it isn’t those mountain lions!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Gosh, I hope it isn’t those mountain lions!”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “We’ve got to find out what it is, anyhow,” declared Jerry.
the sound of laughing
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “They don’t make a noise like that,” said Tinny.
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “Gosh, I hope it isn’t those mountain lions!”
engage in
From this reading “They don’t make a noise like that,” said Tinny.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “This sounds more like a human being.”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “Gosh, I hope it isn’t those mountain lions!”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “They don’t make a noise like that,” said Tinny.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “We’ve got to find out what it is, anyhow,” declared Jerry.
possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “They don’t make a noise like that,” said Tinny.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “This sounds more like a human being.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “They don’t make a noise like that,” said Tinny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They don’t make a noise like that,” said Tinny.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This sounds more like a human being.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Gosh, I hope it isn’t those mountain lions!”
of or containing tin
From this reading “They don’t make a noise like that,” said Tinny.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’ve got to find out what it is, anyhow,” declared Jerry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ve got to find out what it is, anyhow,” declared Jerry.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “We’ve got to find out what it is, anyhow,” declared Jerry.
at the time that
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S STORY Bob Baker caused a sudden ripple of laughter, which sounded strange amid the tense silence, when he murmured:
Chapter 19 of The Motor Boys on Thunder Mountain by Clarence Young holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
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