Chapter 5 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NODDY NIXON MAKES TROUBLE “Hold on a moment, boys! Stop the car. Jam on the emergency brake, or whatever you call it. I must get out! Quick!”
Chapter 5 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
From this reading “Jam on the emergency brake, or whatever you call it.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Stop the car.”
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
From this reading “Jam on the emergency brake, or whatever you call it.”
press tightly together or cram
From this reading “Jam on the emergency brake, or whatever you call it.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “NODDY NIXON MAKES TROUBLE “Hold on a moment, boys!”
vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
From this reading “NODDY NIXON MAKES TROUBLE “Hold on a moment, boys!”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Quick!””
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Jam on the emergency brake, or whatever you call it.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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move out of or depart from
In this reading “I must get out!”
hold firmly
In this reading “NODDY NIXON MAKES TROUBLE “Hold on a moment, boys!”
In this reading “NODDY NIXON MAKES TROUBLE “Hold on a moment, boys!”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NODDY NIXON MAKES TROUBLE “Hold on a moment, boys!
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading NODDY NIXON MAKES TROUBLE “Hold on a moment, boys!
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
From this reading Jam on the emergency brake, or whatever you call it.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Jam on the emergency brake, or whatever you call it.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Stop the car.
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
From this reading Jam on the emergency brake, or whatever you call it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I must get out!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading NODDY NIXON MAKES TROUBLE “Hold on a moment, boys!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must get out!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jam on the emergency brake, or whatever you call it.
press tightly together or cram
From this reading Jam on the emergency brake, or whatever you call it.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading NODDY NIXON MAKES TROUBLE “Hold on a moment, boys!
a particular point in time
From this reading NODDY NIXON MAKES TROUBLE “Hold on a moment, boys!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must get out!
vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
From this reading NODDY NIXON MAKES TROUBLE “Hold on a moment, boys!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NODDY NIXON MAKES TROUBLE “Hold on a moment, boys!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NODDY NIXON MAKES TROUBLE “Hold on a moment, boys!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Jam on the emergency brake, or whatever you call it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I must get out!
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Quick!”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Stop the car.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stop the car.
a source of difficulty
From this reading NODDY NIXON MAKES TROUBLE “Hold on a moment, boys!
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Jam on the emergency brake, or whatever you call it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Jam on the emergency brake, or whatever you call it.
Chapter 5 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean by Clarence Young holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
Chapter 5 holds 134 sentences of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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