Chapter 14 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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Chapter 14 of The Motor Boys Overland is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT DEAD MAN'S GULCH. Bob brought the auto to a stop under a big sycamore tree. The engine was still smoking, and there was considerable heat. Jerry jumped out and examined the car. "Not much damage done," he said, after a long inspection.
Chapter 14 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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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Bob brought the auto to a stop under a big sycamore tree.”
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading “"Not much damage done," he said, after a long inspection.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “The engine was still smoking, and there was considerable heat.”
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “Jerry jumped out and examined the car.”
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading “AT DEAD MAN'S GULCH.”
a formal or official examination
From this reading “"Not much damage done," he said, after a long inspection.”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “The engine was still smoking, and there was considerable heat.”
variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
From this reading “Bob brought the auto to a stop under a big sycamore tree.”
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 “Bob brought the auto to a stop under a big sycamore tree.”
be highly noticeable
In this reading “Jerry jumped out and examined the car.”
In this reading “AT DEAD MAN'S GULCH.”
In this reading “The engine was still smoking, and there was considerable heat.”
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 Bob brought the auto to a stop under a big sycamore tree.
later than; following
From this reading "Not much damage done," he said, after a long inspection.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The engine was still smoking, and there was considerable heat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT DEAD MAN'S GULCH.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Bob brought the auto to a stop under a big sycamore tree.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Bob brought the auto to a stop under a big sycamore tree.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob brought the auto to a stop under a big sycamore tree.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Bob brought the auto to a stop under a big sycamore tree.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Jerry jumped out and examined the car.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The engine was still smoking, and there was considerable heat.
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading "Not much damage done," he said, after a long inspection.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading AT DEAD MAN'S GULCH.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Not much damage done," he said, after a long inspection.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading The engine was still smoking, and there was considerable heat.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Jerry jumped out and examined the car.
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading AT DEAD MAN'S GULCH.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not much damage done," he said, after a long inspection.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The engine was still smoking, and there was considerable heat.
a formal or official examination
From this reading "Not much damage done," he said, after a long inspection.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry jumped out and examined the car.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Jerry jumped out and examined the car.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Not much damage done," he said, after a long inspection.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading AT DEAD MAN'S GULCH.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Not much damage done," he said, after a long inspection.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not much damage done," he said, after a long inspection.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jerry jumped out and examined the car.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Not much damage done," he said, after a long inspection.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading The engine was still smoking, and there was considerable heat.
not in physical motion
From this reading The engine was still smoking, and there was considerable heat.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Bob brought the auto to a stop under a big sycamore tree.
variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
From this reading Bob brought the auto to a stop under a big sycamore tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bob brought the auto to a stop under a big sycamore tree.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The engine was still smoking, and there was considerable heat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bob brought the auto to a stop under a big sycamore tree.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Bob brought the auto to a stop under a big sycamore tree.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Bob brought the auto to a stop under a big sycamore tree.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The engine was still smoking, and there was considerable heat.
Chapter 14 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 14 holds 126 sentences of The Motor Boys Overland, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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