Chapter 28 of The Musket Boys of Old Boston is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Musket Boys of Old Boston is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOSTON AT LAST "Go slow, Phil." "We couldn't go much slower if we tried." "That's so," returned Andy Sabine. "I meant in the way of caution. Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.
Chapter 28 of The Musket Boys of Old Boston is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading “Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “BOSTON AT LAST "Go slow, Phil."”
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading “"I meant in the way of caution.”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.”
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading “Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.”
a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “"That's so," returned Andy Sabine.”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “BOSTON AT LAST "Go slow, Phil."”
more slowly
From this reading “"We couldn't go much slower if we tried."”
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a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's so," returned Andy Sabine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BOSTON AT LAST "Go slow, Phil."
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON AT LAST "Go slow, Phil."
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading "I meant in the way of caution.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We couldn't go much slower if we tried."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading BOSTON AT LAST "Go slow, Phil."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I meant in the way of caution.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We couldn't go much slower if we tried."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I meant in the way of caution.
immediately past
From this reading BOSTON AT LAST "Go slow, Phil."
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I meant in the way of caution.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "We couldn't go much slower if we tried."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I meant in the way of caution.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOSTON AT LAST "Go slow, Phil."
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "That's so," returned Andy Sabine.
a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading "That's so," returned Andy Sabine.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading BOSTON AT LAST "Go slow, Phil."
more slowly
From this reading "We couldn't go much slower if we tried."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That's so," returned Andy Sabine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's so," returned Andy Sabine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I meant in the way of caution.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "We couldn't go much slower if we tried."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I meant in the way of caution.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We couldn't go much slower if we tried."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now then, anchor your side of the old raft with your pole, and I'll do the same on my side.
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