Chapter 11 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REBUILDING THE COMET “Where’s that monkey wrench?” “Say, has anybody seen my ruler?” “Hand over that hammer, will you, Bob?” “Look out there, Jerry, or that piece of scantling will be down on your head!” “Give me a hand here, somebody, I can’t shift this exhaust pipe all alone.”
Chapter 11 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading “REBUILDING THE COMET “Where’s that monkey wrench?””
wear out completely
From this reading ““Give me a hand here, somebody, I can’t shift this exhaust pipe all alone.””
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading ““Hand over that hammer, will you, Bob?””
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading “REBUILDING THE COMET “Where’s that monkey wrench?””
building again
From this reading “REBUILDING THE COMET “Where’s that monkey wrench?””
a person who rules or commands
From this reading ““Say, has anybody seen my ruler?””
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading ““Give me a hand here, somebody, I can’t shift this exhaust pipe all alone.””
twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading “REBUILDING THE COMET “Where’s that monkey wrench?””
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be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
In this reading ““Look out there, Jerry, or that piece of scantling will be down on your head!””
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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 “Give me a hand here, somebody, I can’t shift this exhaust pipe all alone.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Give me a hand here, somebody, I can’t shift this exhaust pipe all alone.”
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Give me a hand here, somebody, I can’t shift this exhaust pipe all alone.”
any person at all
From this reading “Say, has anybody seen my ruler?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Look out there, Jerry, or that piece of scantling will be down on your head!”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Hand over that hammer, will you, Bob?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give me a hand here, somebody, I can’t shift this exhaust pipe all alone.”
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading REBUILDING THE COMET “Where’s that monkey wrench?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Look out there, Jerry, or that piece of scantling will be down on your head!”
wear out completely
From this reading “Give me a hand here, somebody, I can’t shift this exhaust pipe all alone.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Give me a hand here, somebody, I can’t shift this exhaust pipe all alone.”
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading “Hand over that hammer, will you, Bob?”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Hand over that hammer, will you, Bob?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Say, has anybody seen my ruler?”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Look out there, Jerry, or that piece of scantling will be down on your head!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Give me a hand here, somebody, I can’t shift this exhaust pipe all alone.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Give me a hand here, somebody, I can’t shift this exhaust pipe all alone.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Look out there, Jerry, or that piece of scantling will be down on your head!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look out there, Jerry, or that piece of scantling will be down on your head!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Give me a hand here, somebody, I can’t shift this exhaust pipe all alone.”
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading REBUILDING THE COMET “Where’s that monkey wrench?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Say, has anybody seen my ruler?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Look out there, Jerry, or that piece of scantling will be down on your head!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Look out there, Jerry, or that piece of scantling will be down on your head!”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Look out there, Jerry, or that piece of scantling will be down on your head!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Look out there, Jerry, or that piece of scantling will be down on your head!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Hand over that hammer, will you, Bob?”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “Look out there, Jerry, or that piece of scantling will be down on your head!”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “Give me a hand here, somebody, I can’t shift this exhaust pipe all alone.”
building again
From this reading REBUILDING THE COMET “Where’s that monkey wrench?”
a person who rules or commands
From this reading “Say, has anybody seen my ruler?”
express in words
From this reading “Say, has anybody seen my ruler?”
an upright in house framing
From this reading “Look out there, Jerry, or that piece of scantling will be down on your head!”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Say, has anybody seen my ruler?”
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading “Give me a hand here, somebody, I can’t shift this exhaust pipe all alone.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Give me a hand here, somebody, I can’t shift this exhaust pipe all alone.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading REBUILDING THE COMET “Where’s that monkey wrench?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REBUILDING THE COMET “Where’s that monkey wrench?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Look out there, Jerry, or that piece of scantling will be down on your head!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Give me a hand here, somebody, I can’t shift this exhaust pipe all alone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REBUILDING THE COMET “Where’s that monkey wrench?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Hand over that hammer, will you, Bob?”
twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading REBUILDING THE COMET “Where’s that monkey wrench?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hand over that hammer, will you, Bob?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Look out there, Jerry, or that piece of scantling will be down on your head!”
Chapter 11 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean by Clarence Young holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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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