Chapter 13 of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOOKING FOR MOTHER "Look out!" "Make for the boat!" "Grab up the boy!" "Lively, or it will be too late!" Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.
Chapter 13 of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"Make for the boat!"”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.”
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “"Grab up the boy!"”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “"Lively, or it will be too late!"”
full of life and energy
From this reading “"Lively, or it will be too late!"”
plural of “rescuer” — a person who rescues you from harm or danger
From this reading “Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.”
bound or secured closely
From this reading “Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.”
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 “"Lively, or it will be too late!"”
In this reading “Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.”
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
In this reading “LOOKING FOR MOTHER "Look out!"”
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 with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Lively, or it will be too late!"
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Make for the boat!"
a youthful male person
From this reading "Grab up the boy!"
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LOOKING FOR MOTHER "Look out!"
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading "Grab up the boy!"
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Lively, or it will be too late!"
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "Lively, or it will be too late!"
full of life and energy
From this reading "Lively, or it will be too late!"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading LOOKING FOR MOTHER "Look out!"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading LOOKING FOR MOTHER "Look out!"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.
engage in
From this reading "Make for the boat!"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading LOOKING FOR MOTHER "Look out!"
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Lively, or it will be too late!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading LOOKING FOR MOTHER "Look out!"
plural of “rescuer” — a person who rescues you from harm or danger
From this reading Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Make for the boat!"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Lively, or it will be too late!"
in the direction of
From this reading Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Grab up the boy!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Lively, or it will be too late!"
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Thus exclaiming, the rescuers made their hurried way toward the window, near which the boat was tied.
Chapter 13 of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood by Victor Appleton holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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 13 holds 110 sentences of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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