Chapter 13 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake. “I guess now you agree with me, don’t you, Bob, that the hydroplanes are all right?” “Yes, they are,” admitted the stout lad. “I didn’t think they’d work so well.” “Me, either,” spoke Ned.
Chapter 13 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading ““I guess now you agree with me, don’t you, Bob, that the hydroplanes are all right?””
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.”
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading “IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.”
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading “IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.”
dependable
From this reading ““Yes, they are,” admitted the stout lad.”
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.
In this reading ““I guess now you agree with me, don’t you, Bob, that the hydroplanes are all right?””
In this reading “IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.”
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.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “Yes, they are,” admitted the stout lad.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading “I guess now you agree with me, don’t you, Bob, that the hydroplanes are all right?”
(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 “I guess now you agree with me, don’t you, Bob, that the hydroplanes are all right?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I guess now you agree with me, don’t you, Bob, that the hydroplanes are all right?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “I guess now you agree with me, don’t you, Bob, that the hydroplanes are all right?”
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t think they’d work so well.”
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I guess now you agree with me, don’t you, Bob, that the hydroplanes are all right?”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Me, either,” spoke Ned.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess now you agree with me, don’t you, Bob, that the hydroplanes are all right?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I guess now you agree with me, don’t you, Bob, that the hydroplanes are all right?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I guess now you agree with me, don’t you, Bob, that the hydroplanes are all right?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
a boy or man
From this reading “Yes, they are,” admitted the stout lad.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I guess now you agree with me, don’t you, Bob, that the hydroplanes are all right?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Me, either,” spoke Ned.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I guess now you agree with me, don’t you, Bob, that the hydroplanes are all right?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I guess now you agree with me, don’t you, Bob, that the hydroplanes are all right?”
express in words
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I didn’t think they’d work so well.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Me, either,” spoke Ned.
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
dependable
From this reading “Yes, they are,” admitted the stout lad.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I guess now you agree with me, don’t you, Bob, that the hydroplanes are all right?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, they are,” admitted the stout lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t think they’d work so well.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I didn’t think they’d work so well.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IN PERIL “Say, isn’t this great?” demanded Jerry of his companions, as he stood in the steering house, and directed the course of the _Comet_ on the lake.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “I didn’t think they’d work so well.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I guess now you agree with me, don’t you, Bob, that the hydroplanes are all right?”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “I didn’t think they’d work so well.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, they are,” admitted the stout lad.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I guess now you agree with me, don’t you, Bob, that the hydroplanes are all right?”
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