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Chapter 22 of The Motor Boys Overland is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OVER A CLIFF. The bullets struck all around Jerry, but none of them struck him. Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto. All at once the explosions of the auto motor mingled with the banging of the Indians' guns. Jerry had started the engine.
Chapter 22 of The Motor Boys Overland is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 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 “Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.”
a continuing very loud noise
From this reading “All at once the explosions of the auto motor mingled with the banging of the Indians' guns.”
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “The bullets struck all around Jerry, but none of them struck him.”
plural of “explosion” — a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading “All at once the explosions of the auto motor mingled with the banging of the Indians' guns.”
darkened with overcast
From this reading “Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.”
plural of “missile” — a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
From this reading “Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “All at once the explosions of the auto motor mingled with the banging of the Indians' guns.”
inflected form of “zip” — close with a zipper
From this reading “Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.”
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “All at once the explosions of the auto motor mingled with the banging of the Indians' guns.”
In this reading “All at once the explosions of the auto motor mingled with the banging of the Indians' guns.”
In this reading “Jerry had started the engine.”
In this reading “OVER A CLIFF.”
In this reading “Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.”
In this reading “Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.”
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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 OVER A CLIFF.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The bullets struck all around Jerry, but none of them struck him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The bullets struck all around Jerry, but none of them struck him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once the explosions of the auto motor mingled with the banging of the Indians' guns.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.
a continuing very loud noise
From this reading All at once the explosions of the auto motor mingled with the banging of the Indians' guns.
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading The bullets struck all around Jerry, but none of them struck him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The bullets struck all around Jerry, but none of them struck him.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading OVER A CLIFF.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.
remove the dust from
From this reading Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading Jerry had started the engine.
plural of “explosion” — a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading All at once the explosions of the auto motor mingled with the banging of the Indians' guns.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading All at once the explosions of the auto motor mingled with the banging of the Indians' guns.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jerry had started the engine.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The bullets struck all around Jerry, but none of them struck him.
cause to move by striking
From this reading Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading All at once the explosions of the auto motor mingled with the banging of the Indians' guns.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading The bullets struck all around Jerry, but none of them struck him.
darkened with overcast
From this reading Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading All at once the explosions of the auto motor mingled with the banging of the Indians' guns.
plural of “missile” — a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
From this reading Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading All at once the explosions of the auto motor mingled with the banging of the Indians' guns.
not one, and not any
From this reading The bullets struck all around Jerry, but none of them struck him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bullets struck all around Jerry, but none of them struck him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.
on one occasion
From this reading All at once the explosions of the auto motor mingled with the banging of the Indians' guns.
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From this reading Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.
above and across; more than
From this reading OVER A CLIFF.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Jerry had started the engine.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The bullets struck all around Jerry, but none of them struck him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bullets struck all around Jerry, but none of them struck him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The bullets struck all around Jerry, but none of them struck him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All at once the explosions of the auto motor mingled with the banging of the Indians' guns.
inflected form of “zip” — close with a zipper
From this reading Some of the leaden missiles hit the ground and made little clouds of dust, and others zipped on all sides of the auto.
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