The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence

Chapter IX

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By Harry Gordon • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 9 of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence by Harry Gordon holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 9 holds 136 sentences of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.

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River: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

Perhaps he won't notice us at all."

"Don't you ever think he won't," grinned Case.

"Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

Don't you believe he'll let us get out of here without trouble!"

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Chapter IX Reading 1/28

The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

Line 2

Perhaps he won't notice us at all."

Line 3

"Don't you ever think he won't," grinned Case.

Line 4

"Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

Line 5

Don't you believe he'll let us get out of here without trouble!"

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Don't you believe he'll let us get out of here without trouble!"”

Peering verb US /ˈpɪrɪŋ/

looking closely or carefully

From this reading “A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.”

Through preposition US /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Don't you believe he'll let us get out of here without trouble!"”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “"Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

Alex

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From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

all

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From this reading Perhaps he won't notice us at all."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

arrest

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From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Perhaps he won't notice us at all."

believe

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From this reading Don't you believe he'll let us get out of here without trouble!"

BUSY

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From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

cabin

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From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

Case

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From this reading "Don't you ever think he won't," grinned Case.

chance

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From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

curtain

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From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

declare

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From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

Didn't

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From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

don't

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From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

ever

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From this reading "Don't you ever think he won't," grinned Case.

get

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From this reading Don't you believe he'll let us get out of here without trouble!"

got

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From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

grinned

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From this reading "Don't you ever think he won't," grinned Case.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

he'll

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From this reading Don't you believe he'll let us get out of here without trouble!"

hen

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From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

here

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From this reading Don't you believe he'll let us get out of here without trouble!"

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Don't you believe he'll let us get out of here without trouble!"

like

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From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

NIGHT

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From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

notice

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From this reading Perhaps he won't notice us at all."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Don't you believe he'll let us get out of here without trouble!"

out

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From this reading Don't you believe he'll let us get out of here without trouble!"

peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/

looking closely or carefully

From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

Perhaps

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From this reading Perhaps he won't notice us at all."

QUEBEC

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From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

said

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From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

shoot

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From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

think

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From this reading "Don't you ever think he won't," grinned Case.

threaten

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From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

trouble

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From this reading Don't you believe he'll let us get out of here without trouble!"

truss

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From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

understand

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From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

want

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From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

why

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From this reading A BUSY NIGHT IN QUEBEC "I don't understand," Alex said, peering through the curtain, "why he should want to do anything to us.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Don't you believe he'll let us get out of here without trouble!"

won't

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From this reading Perhaps he won't notice us at all."

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "Didn't I truss him up like a hen in the cabin and threaten to arrest him, and didn't he declare that he would shoot me if he ever got a chance?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Don't you ever think he won't," grinned Case.

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