Chapter 1 of The Racer Boys is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Racer Boys is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RACER BOYS Or The Mystery of the Wreck THE RACER BOYS SERIES 12mo. Illustrated. Price per volume, 60 cents, postpaid. THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES 12mo. Illustrated.
Chapter 1 of The Racer Boys is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “Price per volume, 60 cents, postpaid.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES 12mo.”
for each
From this reading “Price per volume, 60 cents, postpaid.”
someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
From this reading “THE RACER BOYS Or The Mystery of the Wreck THE RACER BOYS SERIES 12mo.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “THE RACER BOYS Or The Mystery of the Wreck THE RACER BOYS SERIES 12mo.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “Price per volume, 60 cents, postpaid.”
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “THE RACER BOYS Or The Mystery of the Wreck THE RACER BOYS SERIES 12mo.”
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 “Price per volume, 60 cents, postpaid.”
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From this reading THE RACER BOYS Or The Mystery of the Wreck THE RACER BOYS SERIES 12mo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Price per volume, 60 cents, postpaid.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE RACER BOYS Or The Mystery of the Wreck THE RACER BOYS SERIES 12mo.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading Price per volume, 60 cents, postpaid.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading THE RACER BOYS Or The Mystery of the Wreck THE RACER BOYS SERIES 12mo.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES 12mo.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE RACER BOYS Or The Mystery of the Wreck THE RACER BOYS SERIES 12mo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RACER BOYS Or The Mystery of the Wreck THE RACER BOYS SERIES 12mo.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE RACER BOYS Or The Mystery of the Wreck THE RACER BOYS SERIES 12mo.
for each
From this reading Price per volume, 60 cents, postpaid.
used especially of mail; paid in advance
From this reading Price per volume, 60 cents, postpaid.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Price per volume, 60 cents, postpaid.
someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
From this reading THE RACER BOYS Or The Mystery of the Wreck THE RACER BOYS SERIES 12mo.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading THE RACER BOYS Or The Mystery of the Wreck THE RACER BOYS SERIES 12mo.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RACER BOYS Or The Mystery of the Wreck THE RACER BOYS SERIES 12mo.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Price per volume, 60 cents, postpaid.
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading THE RACER BOYS Or The Mystery of the Wreck THE RACER BOYS SERIES 12mo.
Chapter 1 of The Racer Boys by Clarence Young holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 1 holds 186 sentences of The Racer Boys, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Racer Boys by Clarence Young exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 186 sentences, grouped into 38 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 38 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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