Chapter 10 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Rio Grande is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Rio Grande is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BIT OF DYNAMITE “That’s Tommy!” whispered Jule. “But the light? Who turned that on?” Alex whispered in reply to the suggestion. “It doesn’t seem to be the thing to do—showing a light just at this time,” Clay commented.
Chapter 10 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Rio Grande is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 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 piece or quantity of something
From this reading “A BIT OF DYNAMITE “That’s Tommy!” whispered Jule.”
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading ““It doesn’t seem to be the thing to do—showing a light just at this time,” Clay commented.”
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading ““It doesn’t seem to be the thing to do—showing a light just at this time,” Clay commented.”
an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
From this reading “A BIT OF DYNAMITE “That’s Tommy!” whispered Jule.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Alex whispered in reply to the suggestion.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading ““It doesn’t seem to be the thing to do—showing a light just at this time,” Clay commented.”
an idea that is suggested
From this reading “Alex whispered in reply to the suggestion.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “A BIT OF DYNAMITE “That’s Tommy!” whispered Jule.”
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.
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BIT OF DYNAMITE “That’s Tommy!” whispered Jule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alex whispered in reply to the suggestion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It doesn’t seem to be the thing to do—showing a light just at this time,” Clay commented.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It doesn’t seem to be the thing to do—showing a light just at this time,” Clay commented.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading A BIT OF DYNAMITE “That’s Tommy!” whispered Jule.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But the light?
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading “It doesn’t seem to be the thing to do—showing a light just at this time,” Clay commented.
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading “It doesn’t seem to be the thing to do—showing a light just at this time,” Clay commented.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “It doesn’t seem to be the thing to do—showing a light just at this time,” Clay commented.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It doesn’t seem to be the thing to do—showing a light just at this time,” Clay commented.
an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
From this reading A BIT OF DYNAMITE “That’s Tommy!” whispered Jule.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alex whispered in reply to the suggestion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It doesn’t seem to be the thing to do—showing a light just at this time,” Clay commented.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BIT OF DYNAMITE “That’s Tommy!” whispered Jule.
and nothing more
From this reading “It doesn’t seem to be the thing to do—showing a light just at this time,” Clay commented.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “But the light?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BIT OF DYNAMITE “That’s Tommy!” whispered Jule.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Who turned that on?”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Alex whispered in reply to the suggestion.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It doesn’t seem to be the thing to do—showing a light just at this time,” Clay commented.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “It doesn’t seem to be the thing to do—showing a light just at this time,” Clay commented.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading Alex whispered in reply to the suggestion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who turned that on?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BIT OF DYNAMITE “That’s Tommy!” whispered Jule.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But the light?
a special situation
From this reading “It doesn’t seem to be the thing to do—showing a light just at this time,” Clay commented.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It doesn’t seem to be the thing to do—showing a light just at this time,” Clay commented.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “It doesn’t seem to be the thing to do—showing a light just at this time,” Clay commented.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alex whispered in reply to the suggestion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BIT OF DYNAMITE “That’s Tommy!” whispered Jule.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Who turned that on?”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading A BIT OF DYNAMITE “That’s Tommy!” whispered Jule.
which person or people
From this reading Who turned that on?”
Chapter 10 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Rio Grande by Harry Gordon holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 10 holds 174 sentences of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Rio Grande, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Rio Grande by Harry Gordon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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.
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