Chapter 6 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“STUNG!” “Here, hold on there! Stop that gasolene contraption! I’ll have th’ law on ye fer runnin’ down my calf-critter! What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?
Chapter 6 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 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 device or control that is very useful for a particular job
From this reading “Stop that gasolene contraption!”
plural of “critter” — a regional term for “creature” (especially for domestic animals)
From this reading “What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading ““Here, hold on there!”
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?”
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “I’ll have th’ law on ye fer runnin’ down my calf-critter!”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Stop that gasolene contraption!”
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading ““STUNG!””
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hold firmly
In this reading ““Here, hold on there!”
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 What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll have th’ law on ye fer runnin’ down my calf-critter!
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
From this reading Stop that gasolene contraption!
plural of “critter” — a regional term for “creature” (especially for domestic animals)
From this reading What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I’ll have th’ law on ye fer runnin’ down my calf-critter!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll have th’ law on ye fer runnin’ down my calf-critter!
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading Stop that gasolene contraption!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I’ll have th’ law on ye fer runnin’ down my calf-critter!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here, hold on there!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Here, hold on there!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll have th’ law on ye fer runnin’ down my calf-critter!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading I’ll have th’ law on ye fer runnin’ down my calf-critter!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I’ll have th’ law on ye fer runnin’ down my calf-critter!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Here, hold on there!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?
precisely, exactly
From this reading What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll have th’ law on ye fer runnin’ down my calf-critter!
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Stop that gasolene contraption!
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “STUNG!”
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading I’ll have th’ law on ye fer runnin’ down my calf-critter!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Stop that gasolene contraption!
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Here, hold on there!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What right ye got t’ go racin’ around th’ land killin’ a poor man’s critters right an’ left?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading I’ll have th’ law on ye fer runnin’ down my calf-critter!
Chapter 6 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean by Clarence Young holds 145 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.
Chapter 6 holds 145 sentences of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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