Chapter 17 of The Motor Boys Overland is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Motor Boys Overland is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RUSH OF GOLD SEEKERS. "Help! help!" screamed Bob. The bear made a dive for him and the boy cast himself forward on his face. "What's the matter? What is it?" cried Hank Broswick, springing to his feet.
Chapter 17 of The Motor Boys Overland is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"Help! help!" screamed Bob.”
put or send forth
From this reading “The bear made a dive for him and the boy cast himself forward on his face.”
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading “The bear made a dive for him and the boy cast himself forward on his face.”
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading “What is it?" cried Hank Broswick, springing to his feet.”
move hurridly
From this reading “A RUSH OF GOLD SEEKERS.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Help! help!" screamed Bob.”
plural of “seeker” — someone making a search or inquiry
From this reading “A RUSH OF GOLD SEEKERS.”
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “What is it?" cried Hank Broswick, springing to his feet.”
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.
In this reading “A RUSH OF GOLD SEEKERS.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RUSH OF GOLD SEEKERS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bear made a dive for him and the boy cast himself forward on his face.
have
From this reading The bear made a dive for him and the boy cast himself forward on his face.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Help! help!" screamed Bob.
a youthful male person
From this reading The bear made a dive for him and the boy cast himself forward on his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is it?" cried Hank Broswick, springing to his feet.
put or send forth
From this reading The bear made a dive for him and the boy cast himself forward on his face.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading What is it?" cried Hank Broswick, springing to his feet.
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading The bear made a dive for him and the boy cast himself forward on his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The bear made a dive for him and the boy cast himself forward on his face.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading What is it?" cried Hank Broswick, springing to his feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The bear made a dive for him and the boy cast himself forward on his face.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The bear made a dive for him and the boy cast himself forward on his face.
coins made of gold
From this reading A RUSH OF GOLD SEEKERS.
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading What is it?" cried Hank Broswick, springing to his feet.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Help! help!" screamed Bob.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The bear made a dive for him and the boy cast himself forward on his face.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The bear made a dive for him and the boy cast himself forward on his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The bear made a dive for him and the boy cast himself forward on his face.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it?" cried Hank Broswick, springing to his feet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it?" cried Hank Broswick, springing to his feet.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The bear made a dive for him and the boy cast himself forward on his face.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A RUSH OF GOLD SEEKERS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The bear made a dive for him and the boy cast himself forward on his face.
move hurridly
From this reading A RUSH OF GOLD SEEKERS.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Help! help!" screamed Bob.
plural of “seeker” — someone making a search or inquiry
From this reading A RUSH OF GOLD SEEKERS.
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading What is it?" cried Hank Broswick, springing to his feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bear made a dive for him and the boy cast himself forward on his face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What is it?" cried Hank Broswick, springing to his feet.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it?" cried Hank Broswick, springing to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter?
Chapter 17 of The Motor Boys Overland by Clarence Young holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 17 holds 116 sentences of The Motor Boys Overland, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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