Chapter 8 of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MOTOR BOAT "There she comes!" "And see! It's all she can do to stem the current!" Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream. Powerful as she looked, it was all she could do to make headway, so forceful was the swollen river.
Chapter 8 of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.”
characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical)
From this reading “Powerful as she looked, it was all she could do to make headway, so forceful was the swollen river.”
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
From this reading “Powerful as she looked, it was all she could do to make headway, so forceful was the swollen river.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “THE MOTOR BOAT "There she comes!"”
travel by means of steam power
From this reading “Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.”
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading “It's all she can do to stem the current!"”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “Powerful as she looked, it was all she could do to make headway, so forceful was the swollen river.”
pull hard
From this reading “Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.”
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 “THE MOTOR BOAT "There she comes!"”
In this reading “Powerful as she looked, it was all she could do to make headway, so forceful was the swollen river.”
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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 Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.
(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 It's all she can do to stem the current!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And see!
move towards
From this reading Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Powerful as she looked, it was all she could do to make headway, so forceful was the swollen river.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT "There she comes!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It's all she can do to stem the current!"
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT "There she comes!"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Powerful as she looked, it was all she could do to make headway, so forceful was the swollen river.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading It's all she can do to stem the current!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It's all she can do to stem the current!"
characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical)
From this reading Powerful as she looked, it was all she could do to make headway, so forceful was the swollen river.
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
From this reading Powerful as she looked, it was all she could do to make headway, so forceful was the swollen river.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Powerful as she looked, it was all she could do to make headway, so forceful was the swollen river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's all she can do to stem the current!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Powerful as she looked, it was all she could do to make headway, so forceful was the swollen river.
engage in
From this reading Powerful as she looked, it was all she could do to make headway, so forceful was the swollen river.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT "There she comes!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Powerful as she looked, it was all she could do to make headway, so forceful was the swollen river.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Powerful as she looked, it was all she could do to make headway, so forceful was the swollen river.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "And see!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT "There she comes!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Powerful as she looked, it was all she could do to make headway, so forceful was the swollen river.
travel by means of steam power
From this reading Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading It's all she can do to stem the current!"
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Powerful as she looked, it was all she could do to make headway, so forceful was the swollen river.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT "There she comes!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT "There she comes!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's all she can do to stem the current!"
pull hard
From this reading Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Joe and Blake were watching the approach of a small steam tug, that was coming up the stream.
Chapter 8 of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood by Victor Appleton holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 8 holds 125 sentences of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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