Chapter 22 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Rio Grande is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Rio Grande is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SURPRISE FOR CLAY Clay and Thede met the bedraggled man at the rail. There were questions in their eyes which they dreaded to put into words. “Mornin’,” came the cheerful greeting. Clay looked him over critically. “You’re a sight!” he said.
Chapter 22 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Rio Grande is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud
From this reading “A SURPRISE FOR CLAY Clay and Thede met the bedraggled man at the rail.”
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading ““Mornin’,” came the cheerful greeting.”
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading “A SURPRISE FOR CLAY Clay and Thede met the bedraggled man at the rail.”
in a critical manner
From this reading “Clay looked him over critically.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “There were questions in their eyes which they dreaded to put into words.”
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading ““Mornin’,” came the cheerful greeting.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “There were questions in their eyes which they dreaded to put into words.”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “A SURPRISE FOR CLAY Clay and Thede met the bedraggled man at the rail.”
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 “There were questions in their eyes which they dreaded to put into words.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SURPRISE FOR CLAY Clay and Thede met the bedraggled man at the rail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SURPRISE FOR CLAY Clay and Thede met the bedraggled man at the rail.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A SURPRISE FOR CLAY Clay and Thede met the bedraggled man at the rail.
limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud
From this reading A SURPRISE FOR CLAY Clay and Thede met the bedraggled man at the rail.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Mornin’,” came the cheerful greeting.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “Mornin’,” came the cheerful greeting.
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading A SURPRISE FOR CLAY Clay and Thede met the bedraggled man at the rail.
in a critical manner
From this reading Clay looked him over critically.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading There were questions in their eyes which they dreaded to put into words.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There were questions in their eyes which they dreaded to put into words.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A SURPRISE FOR CLAY Clay and Thede met the bedraggled man at the rail.
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “Mornin’,” came the cheerful greeting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You’re a sight!” he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Clay looked him over critically.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were questions in their eyes which they dreaded to put into words.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There were questions in their eyes which they dreaded to put into words.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Clay looked him over critically.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A SURPRISE FOR CLAY Clay and Thede met the bedraggled man at the rail.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading A SURPRISE FOR CLAY Clay and Thede met the bedraggled man at the rail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mornin’,” came the cheerful greeting.
above and across; more than
From this reading Clay looked him over critically.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There were questions in their eyes which they dreaded to put into words.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading There were questions in their eyes which they dreaded to put into words.
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading A SURPRISE FOR CLAY Clay and Thede met the bedraggled man at the rail.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You’re a sight!” he said.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “You’re a sight!” he said.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading A SURPRISE FOR CLAY Clay and Thede met the bedraggled man at the rail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SURPRISE FOR CLAY Clay and Thede met the bedraggled man at the rail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SURPRISE FOR CLAY Clay and Thede met the bedraggled man at the rail.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were questions in their eyes which they dreaded to put into words.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were questions in their eyes which they dreaded to put into words.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were questions in their eyes which they dreaded to put into words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were questions in their eyes which they dreaded to put into words.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were questions in their eyes which they dreaded to put into words.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were questions in their eyes which they dreaded to put into words.
the words that are spoken
From this reading There were questions in their eyes which they dreaded to put into words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re a sight!” he said.
Chapter 22 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Rio Grande by Harry Gordon holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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 22 holds 148 sentences of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Rio Grande, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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