Chapter 3 of The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys! "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece. Seems to me we are earning our fare." They were now almost alongside the drifting motor boat. "Jack!
Chapter 3 of The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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side by side
From this reading “They were now almost alongside the drifting motor boat.”
a large bundle bound for storage or transport
From this reading “"If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.”
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading “They were now almost alongside the drifting motor boat.”
-ing form of “earn” — earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “Seems to me we are earning our fare."”
an agenda of things to do
From this reading “Seems to me we are earning our fare."”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “They were now almost alongside the drifting motor boat.”
plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!”
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading “GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!”
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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 GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
(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 "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading They were now almost alongside the drifting motor boat.
side by side
From this reading They were now almost alongside the drifting motor boat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Seems to me we are earning our fare."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
a large bundle bound for storage or transport
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading They were now almost alongside the drifting motor boat.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading They were now almost alongside the drifting motor boat.
-ing form of “earn” — earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading Seems to me we are earning our fare."
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
an agenda of things to do
From this reading Seems to me we are earning our fare."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
the act of acquiring something
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Jack!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seems to me we are earning our fare."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading They were now almost alongside the drifting motor boat.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They were now almost alongside the drifting motor boat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Seems to me we are earning our fare."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
a separate part of a whole
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
one of four equal parts
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Seems to me we are earning our fare."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were now almost alongside the drifting motor boat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading GETTING BACK A few minutes later the rowboat of Jim Peters came out from Far Island, and in it were the boys!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If we have to bale her out all the way" Ed was saying, "I can't see why we should pay you a quarter a piece.
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