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The River Motor Boat Boys on the Yukon
The River Motor Boat Boys on the Yukon

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Yukon is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Harry Gordon • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.
The week had wrought changes in them.
It had been real work.
Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.
They were astonished at the miracle the week had wrought in themselves.
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The River Motor Boat Boys on the Yukon

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Yukon is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.
/ðə ˈvɪʒən ɪt wɑːz nɑːt ənˈtɪl ðeɪ hæd ˈpræktəst ə wiːk æt ðə mɑːk treɪl wɜːrk ðæt kleɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðeɪ wɜːr ɪn ʃeɪp tuː ˈtækəl ðə riːl wɜːrk ʌv ðə treɪl/
Line 2
The week had wrought changes in them.
/ðə wiːk hæd rɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒəz ɪn ðem/
Line 3
It had been real work.
/ɪt hæd bɪn riːl wɜːrk/
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Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.
Line 5
They were astonished at the miracle the week had wrought in themselves.
/ðeɪ wɜːr əˈstɑːnɪʃt æt ðə ˈmɪrəkəl ðə wiːk hæd rɔːt ɪn ðemˈselvz/

Learner Dictionary

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.

Clay noun US /kleɪ/

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

From this reading “THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
miracle noun US /ˈmɪrəkəl/

any amazing or wonderful occurrence

From this reading “They were astonished at the miracle the week had wrought in themselves.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mock verb US /mɑːk/

treat with contempt

From this reading “THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
neatness noun US /ˈniːtnəs/

the state of being neat and smart and trim

From this reading “Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
practiced adjective US /ˈpræktəst/

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

From this reading “THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tackle noun US /ˈtækəl/

the person who plays that position on a football team

From this reading “THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
timers noun US /ˈtaɪmərz/

plural of “timer” — a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end

From this reading “Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wrought adjective US /rɔːt/

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading “The week had wrought changes in them.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

put into verb + particle

In this reading “Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.”

17,148 times in 426,212 chapters
changes in verb + particle counted as “change in”

In this reading “The week had wrought changes in them.”

22,174 times in 426,212 chapters

All words in this reading · 47

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading They were astonished at the miracle the week had wrought in themselves.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It had been real work.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/

plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

From this reading The week had wrought changes in them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ClaynounUS /kleɪ/

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/

recognizable; marked

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
despatchverb

send away towards a designated goal

From this reading Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
miraclenounUS /ˈmɪrəkəl/

any amazing or wonderful occurrence

From this reading They were astonished at the miracle the week had wrought in themselves.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mockverbUS /mɑːk/

treat with contempt

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
neatnessnounUS /ˈniːtnəs/

the state of being neat and smart and trim

From this reading Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
practicenounUS /ˈpræktəs/

a customary way of operation or behavior

From this reading Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
practicedadjectiveUS /ˈpræktəst/

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shapenounUS /ʃeɪp/

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tacklenounUS /ˈtækəl/

the person who plays that position on a football team

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The week had wrought changes in them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading They were astonished at the miracle the week had wrought in themselves.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
timersnounUS /ˈtaɪmərz/

plural of “timer” — a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end

From this reading Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
trailnounUS /treɪl/

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
VISIONnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/

a vivid mental image

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Everything they had learned of the work from the old timers they had put into practice again and again until they had learned to do the thing with neatness and despatch.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading THE VISION It was not until they had practiced a week at the mock trail work that Clay decided they were in shape to tackle the real work of the trail.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading The week had wrought changes in them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 19 of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Yukon by Harry Gordon holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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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Chapter 19 holds 154 sentences of The River Motor Boat Boys on the Yukon, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.

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