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The Motor Boys Over the Ocean
The Motor Boys Over the Ocean

Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Clarence Young • Curated US English Learning Edition
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TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.
“Blown out to sea!” exclaimed Jerry.
“How could they be over the ocean so soon after leaving here?
They must have travelled at a terrific rate.”
“You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.
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The Motor Boys Over the Ocean

Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of The Motor Boys Over the Ocean is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.
Line 2
“Blown out to sea!” exclaimed Jerry.
/bloʊn aʊt tuː siː ɪkˈskleɪmd ˈdʒeri/
Line 3
“How could they be over the ocean so soon after leaving here?
Line 4
They must have travelled at a terrific rate.”
/ðeɪ mʌst hæv ˈtrævəld æt ə tərˈɪfɪk reɪt/
Line 5
“You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Blown adjective US /bloʊn/

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading ““Blown out to sea!” exclaimed Jerry.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greeted verb US /ˈɡriːtəd/

past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading “TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
import noun US /ˌɪmˈpɔːrt/

commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country

From this reading “TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Jerry noun US /ˈdʒeri/

offensive term for a person of German descent

From this reading ““Blown out to sea!” exclaimed Jerry.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
murmurs noun US /ˈmɜːrmərz/

plural of “murmur” — a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

From this reading “TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rescue verb US /ˈreskjuː/

free from harm or evil

From this reading “TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
terrific adjective US /tərˈɪfɪk/

very great or intense

From this reading “They must have travelled at a terrific rate.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
travelled adjective US /ˈtrævəld/

familiar with many parts of the world

From this reading “They must have travelled at a terrific rate.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

few miles adjective + noun counted as “few mile”

In this reading ““You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.”

5,553 times in 426,211 chapters
after leaving preposition + noun

In this reading ““How could they be over the ocean so soon after leaving here?”

4,069 times in 426,211 chapters
came home verb + noun counted as “come home”

become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

In this reading “TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.”

35,927 times in 426,211 chapters
from the sea preposition + article + noun counted as “from … sea”

In this reading ““You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.”

5,919 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 59

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading They must have travelled at a terrific rate.”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “How could they be over the ocean so soon after leaving here?

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
appealverbUS /əˈpiːl/

take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “How could they be over the ocean so soon after leaving here?

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BlownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading “Blown out to sea!” exclaimed Jerry.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BobverbUS /bɑːb/

move up and down repeatedly

From this reading “You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.

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cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “How could they be over the ocean so soon after leaving here?

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crowdverbUS /kraʊd/

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading “Blown out to sea!” exclaimed Jerry.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading “You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading “You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading “You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.

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greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/

past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading They must have travelled at a terrific rate.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “How could they be over the ocean so soon after leaving here?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
How

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From this reading “How could they be over the ocean so soon after leaving here?

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importnounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrt/

commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/

offensive term for a person of German descent

From this reading “Blown out to sea!” exclaimed Jerry.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading “How could they be over the ocean so soon after leaving here?

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messagenounUS /ˈmesədʒ/

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
milesnounUS /maɪlz/

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading “You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.

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murmursnounUS /ˈmɜːrmərz/

plural of “murmur” — a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading They must have travelled at a terrific rate.”

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NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading “You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.

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oceannounUS /ˈoʊʃən/

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading “How could they be over the ocean so soon after leaving here?

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “Blown out to sea!” exclaimed Jerry.

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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “How could they be over the ocean so soon after leaving here?

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ratenounUS /reɪt/

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading They must have travelled at a terrific rate.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

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RESCUEverbUS /ˈreskjuː/

free from harm or evil

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading “Blown out to sea!” exclaimed Jerry.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SilencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “How could they be over the ocean so soon after leaving here?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading “How could they be over the ocean so soon after leaving here?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
terrificadjectiveUS /tərˈɪfɪk/

very great or intense

From this reading They must have travelled at a terrific rate.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “How could they be over the ocean so soon after leaving here?

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TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/

familiar with many parts of the world

From this reading They must have travelled at a terrific rate.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
we're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading TO THE RESCUE Silence greeted the reading of the message--silence at first, and then, as the import of the appeal came home to the crowd, there were murmurs of surprise and despair.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.

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YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading “You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You forget,” said Bob, “that we’re within a few miles of New York, and not far from the sea.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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