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Chapter 10 of The Motor Boys Overland is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SHOT IN THE DARK. As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them. The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted. "Let's take after him!" cried Ned. "What would be the use?" asked Jerry.
Chapter 10 of The Motor Boys Overland is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to be bored
From this reading “The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.”
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading “The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.”
exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
From this reading “The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.”
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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In this reading “As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.”
In this reading “As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.”
In this reading “A SHOT IN THE DARK.”
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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 SHOT IN THE DARK.
later than; following
From this reading "Let's take after him!" cried Ned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What would be the use?" asked Jerry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What would be the use?" asked Jerry.
cause to be bored
From this reading The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Let's take after him!" cried Ned.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A SHOT IN THE DARK.
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let's take after him!" cried Ned.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SHOT IN THE DARK.
exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
From this reading The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's take after him!" cried Ned.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's take after him!" cried Ned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.
cut with a saw
From this reading As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading A SHOT IN THE DARK.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.
carry out
From this reading "Let's take after him!" cried Ned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SHOT IN THE DARK.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading As Jerry spoke, the other boys looked and saw Noddy turn to stare at them.
the act of using
From this reading "What would be the use?" asked Jerry.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What would be the use?" asked Jerry.
during the time that
From this reading The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Boys, while the wind bore back some indistinguishable words he shouted.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "What would be the use?" asked Jerry.
Chapter 10 of The Motor Boys Overland by Clarence Young holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
Chapter 10 holds 126 sentences of The Motor Boys Overland, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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