Chapter 19 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ESCAPE “Well, wouldn’t this jar you!” That was what Bob said. “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.” That was Ned’s contribution to the general conversation. “I wish we’d yanked over his whole barn, and then gone on!”
Chapter 19 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading ““I wish we’d yanked over his whole barn, and then gone on!””
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “That was what Bob said.”
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading ““Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.””
the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
From this reading “That was Ned’s contribution to the general conversation.”
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading “THE ESCAPE “Well, wouldn’t this jar you!””
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading ““Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.””
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading ““Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.””
past form of “yank” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading ““I wish we’d yanked over his whole barn, and then gone on!””
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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refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
In this reading ““Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.””
In this reading ““Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.””
In this reading “That was Ned’s contribution to the general conversation.”
In this reading ““Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.””
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 “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “I wish we’d yanked over his whole barn, and then gone on!”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading That was what Bob said.
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
From this reading That was Ned’s contribution to the general conversation.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading That was Ned’s contribution to the general conversation.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Well, wouldn’t this jar you!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading That was Ned’s contribution to the general conversation.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “I wish we’d yanked over his whole barn, and then gone on!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I wish we’d yanked over his whole barn, and then gone on!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Well, wouldn’t this jar you!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was Ned’s contribution to the general conversation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I wish we’d yanked over his whole barn, and then gone on!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I wish we’d yanked over his whole barn, and then gone on!”
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That was what Bob said.
express in words
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was what Bob said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Well, wouldn’t this jar you!”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “I wish we’d yanked over his whole barn, and then gone on!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Well, wouldn’t this jar you!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was what Bob said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish we’d yanked over his whole barn, and then gone on!”
(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 THE ESCAPE “Well, wouldn’t this jar you!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That was what Bob said.
at the time that
From this reading “Say, it reminds me of when I was little, and used to get shut up in a dark closet for being bad.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “I wish we’d yanked over his whole barn, and then gone on!”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish we’d yanked over his whole barn, and then gone on!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Well, wouldn’t this jar you!”
past form of “yank” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “I wish we’d yanked over his whole barn, and then gone on!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Well, wouldn’t this jar you!”
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