Chapter 10 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GETTING EVEN Little time was lost starting back for Cresville. The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship. “And then we’ll go to Danforth,” decided Jerry. “Maybe we won’t be in time,” objected Ned. “I don’t want to miss Mr. Jackson again, if I can help it.”
Chapter 10 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.”
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.”
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading ““I don’t want to miss Mr. Jackson again, if I can help it.””
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading ““And then we’ll go to Danforth,” decided Jerry.”
by chance
From this reading ““Maybe we won’t be in time,” objected Ned.”
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading ““Maybe we won’t be in time,” objected Ned.”
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading “The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “GETTING EVEN Little time was lost starting back for Cresville.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading “I don’t want to miss Mr. Jackson again, if I can help it.”
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading GETTING EVEN Little time was lost starting back for Cresville.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I don’t want to miss Mr. Jackson again, if I can help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GETTING EVEN Little time was lost starting back for Cresville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And then we’ll go to Danforth,” decided Jerry.
recognizable; marked
From this reading “And then we’ll go to Danforth,” decided Jerry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t want to miss Mr. Jackson again, if I can help it.”
divisible by two
From this reading GETTING EVEN Little time was lost starting back for Cresville.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GETTING EVEN Little time was lost starting back for Cresville.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading GETTING EVEN Little time was lost starting back for Cresville.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “And then we’ll go to Danforth,” decided Jerry.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “I don’t want to miss Mr. Jackson again, if I can help it.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t want to miss Mr. Jackson again, if I can help it.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I don’t want to miss Mr. Jackson again, if I can help it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Maybe we won’t be in time,” objected Ned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t want to miss Mr. Jackson again, if I can help it.”
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading “I don’t want to miss Mr. Jackson again, if I can help it.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “And then we’ll go to Danforth,” decided Jerry.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading GETTING EVEN Little time was lost starting back for Cresville.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading GETTING EVEN Little time was lost starting back for Cresville.
by chance
From this reading “Maybe we won’t be in time,” objected Ned.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I don’t want to miss Mr. Jackson again, if I can help it.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I don’t want to miss Mr. Jackson again, if I can help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Maybe we won’t be in time,” objected Ned.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading “Maybe we won’t be in time,” objected Ned.
on one occasion
From this reading The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading GETTING EVEN Little time was lost starting back for Cresville.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “And then we’ll go to Danforth,” decided Jerry.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading GETTING EVEN Little time was lost starting back for Cresville.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I don’t want to miss Mr. Jackson again, if I can help it.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GETTING EVEN Little time was lost starting back for Cresville.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Maybe we won’t be in time,” objected Ned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And then we’ll go to Danforth,” decided Jerry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Maybe we won’t be in time,” objected Ned.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
Chapter 10 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean by Clarence Young holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 10 holds 140 sentences of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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