Chapter 2 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Yes, the hoarded money was gone! The square box with the red cover was empty. The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite. The money that had been ready for the hoard still lay on the table. Case was first to break the silence.
Chapter 2 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a loving feeling
From this reading “The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.”
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.”
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “The square box with the red cover was empty.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “The square box with the red cover was empty.”
save up as for future use
From this reading “The money that had been ready for the hoard still lay on the table.”
past form of “hoard” — save up as for future use
From this reading “Yes, the hoarded money was gone!”
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading “The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.”
make square
From this reading “The square box with the red cover was empty.”
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 “Case was first to break the silence.”
In this reading “The square box with the red cover was empty.”
able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
In this reading “The money that had been ready for the hoard still lay on the table.”
take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football
In this reading “The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.”
In this reading “The money that had been ready for the hoard still lay on the table.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The money that had been ready for the hoard still lay on the table.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading The square box with the red cover was empty.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.
terminate
From this reading Case was first to break the silence.
a loving feeling
From this reading The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Case was first to break the silence.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading The square box with the red cover was empty.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The square box with the red cover was empty.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Case was first to break the silence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The money that had been ready for the hoard still lay on the table.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Yes, the hoarded money was gone!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The money that had been ready for the hoard still lay on the table.
save up as for future use
From this reading The money that had been ready for the hoard still lay on the table.
past form of “hoard” — save up as for future use
From this reading Yes, the hoarded money was gone!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The money that had been ready for the hoard still lay on the table.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Yes, the hoarded money was gone!
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The money that had been ready for the hoard still lay on the table.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The money that had been ready for the hoard still lay on the table.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The square box with the red cover was empty.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Case was first to break the silence.
make square
From this reading The square box with the red cover was empty.
not in physical motion
From this reading The money that had been ready for the hoard still lay on the table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The money that had been ready for the hoard still lay on the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The money that had been ready for the hoard still lay on the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, the hoarded money was gone!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, the hoarded money was gone!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The boys dropped back in their chairs and turned their eyes away, neither caring to read what was in the faces opposite.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The square box with the red cover was empty.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, the hoarded money was gone!
Chapter 2 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Amazon by Harry Gordon holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
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