Chapter 26 of The Motor Boys Over the Rockies is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Motor Boys Over the Rockies is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship. He made no motion to return the greeting of the scientist. “Don’t you understand?” repeated the little bald-headed man. “We’ve come to save you, Amos. You are Amos Deering, aren’t you?
Chapter 26 of The Motor Boys Over the Rockies is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.”
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.”
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading ““We’ve come to save you, Amos.”
a formal public statement
From this reading “PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.”
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “He made no motion to return the greeting of the scientist.”
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading “PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.”
a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading “He made no motion to return the greeting of the scientist.”
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In this reading “PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.”
In this reading “PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.”
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make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading “We’ve come to save you, Amos.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
a formal public statement
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are Amos Deering, aren’t you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are Amos Deering, aren’t you?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
lacking hair on all or most of the scalp
From this reading “Don’t you understand?” repeated the little bald-headed man.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “We’ve come to save you, Amos.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are Amos Deering, aren’t you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you understand?” repeated the little bald-headed man.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading He made no motion to return the greeting of the scientist.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made no motion to return the greeting of the scientist.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Don’t you understand?” repeated the little bald-headed man.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made no motion to return the greeting of the scientist.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading He made no motion to return the greeting of the scientist.
not any; not one
From this reading He made no motion to return the greeting of the scientist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
recurring again and again
From this reading “Don’t you understand?” repeated the little bald-headed man.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He made no motion to return the greeting of the scientist.
except for; apart from
From this reading “We’ve come to save you, Amos.
a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading He made no motion to return the greeting of the scientist.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
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From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “Don’t you understand?” repeated the little bald-headed man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ve come to save you, Amos.
which person or people
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE The announcement of Professor Snodgrass seemed to add to the confusion of the aged man who stood and stared at the airship.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you understand?” repeated the little bald-headed man.
Chapter 26 of The Motor Boys Over the Rockies by Clarence Young holds 74 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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