Chapter 3 of The Motor Boys Overland is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Motor Boys Overland is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HO FOR THE WEST! "Put on the brake!" yelled Ned. "Shut off the power!" shouted Jerry. A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road. He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
Chapter 3 of The Motor Boys Overland is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “auto” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.”
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
From this reading “"Put on the brake!" yelled Ned.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.”
soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire
From this reading “A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “"Shut off the power!" shouted Jerry.”
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading “A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.”
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading “A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"Put on the brake!" yelled Ned.”
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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stem the flow of
In this reading “"Shut off the power!" shouted Jerry.”
put clothing on one's body
In this reading “"Put on the brake!" yelled Ned.”
In this reading “A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.”
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 A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
plural of “auto” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
From this reading "Put on the brake!" yelled Ned.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.
soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire
From this reading A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HO FOR THE WEST!
made afraid
From this reading A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading HO FOR THE WEST!
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading "Shut off the power!" shouted Jerry.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Put on the brake!" yelled Ned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Shut off the power!" shouted Jerry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Put on the brake!" yelled Ned.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading "Shut off the power!" shouted Jerry.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Put on the brake!" yelled Ned.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.
cut with a saw
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Shut off the power!" shouted Jerry.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "Shut off the power!" shouted Jerry.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HO FOR THE WEST!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was unhitching his horses, and jumped to one side as he saw two big autos bearing down on him.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading HO FOR THE WEST!
belonging to which person
From this reading A frightened cry came from the farmer whose load of fodder had overturned in the road.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Put on the brake!" yelled Ned.
Chapter 3 of The Motor Boys Overland by Clarence Young holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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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