The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence

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THE MENAGERIE IN ACTION After the departure of Alex and Case from the _Rambler_, Clay and Jule drew out the two mysterious messages they had received and studied them over carefully.

"What do you think about this lost channel proposition?" asked Jule.

"If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

"There isn't a sign of a channel there.

Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

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The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence Harry Gordon

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Chapter 10 of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE MENAGERIE IN ACTION After the departure of Alex and Case from the _Rambler_, Clay and Jule drew out the two mysterious messages they had received and studied them over carefully. "What do you think about this lost channel proposition?" asked Jule. "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed. "There isn't a sign of a channel there. Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence

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Chapter 10 of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE MENAGERIE IN ACTION After the departure of Alex and Case from the _Rambler_, Clay and Jule drew out the two mysterious messages they had received and studied them over carefully.

Line 2

"What do you think about this lost channel proposition?" asked Jule.

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"If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

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"There isn't a sign of a channel there.

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Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “"What do you think about this lost channel proposition?" asked Jule.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “THE MENAGERIE IN ACTION After the departure of Alex and Case from the _Rambler_, Clay and Jule drew out the two mysterious messages they had received and studied them over carefully.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “"If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “"If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.”

Mysterious adjective US /mɪˈstɪriəs/

difficult to explain or understand

Ought modal verb US /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading “Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

Through preposition US /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “"If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.”

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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 "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "What do you think about this lost channel proposition?" asked Jule.

ACTION

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From this reading THE MENAGERIE IN ACTION After the departure of Alex and Case from the _Rambler_, Clay and Jule drew out the two mysterious messages they had received and studied them over carefully.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

Alex

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

asked

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From this reading "What do you think about this lost channel proposition?" asked Jule.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

carefully

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Case

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channel

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Clay

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crossing

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From this reading Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

departure

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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

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drew

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earthquake

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From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

ever

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From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

great

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From this reading Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

high

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From this reading Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

Instead

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From this reading Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

isn't

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From this reading "There isn't a sign of a channel there.

Jule

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just

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From this reading Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

land

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From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

laughed

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From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

ledge

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From this reading Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

line

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From this reading Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

lost

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From this reading "What do you think about this lost channel proposition?" asked Jule.

map

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From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

MENAGERIE

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messages

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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/

difficult to explain or understand

neck

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From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

out

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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

peninsula

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From this reading Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

proposition

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From this reading "What do you think about this lost channel proposition?" asked Jule.

Rambler

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received

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rock

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From this reading Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

section

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From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

shown

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From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

shows

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From this reading Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

sign

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From this reading "There isn't a sign of a channel there.

studied

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

There

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From this reading "There isn't a sign of a channel there.

there's

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From this reading Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

think

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From this reading "What do you think about this lost channel proposition?" asked Jule.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "What do you think about this lost channel proposition?" asked Jule.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

two

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visited

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From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

went

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From this reading "If a channel ever went through the neck of land as shown by the map, that section must have been visited by an earthquake," Clay laughed.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What do you think about this lost channel proposition?" asked Jule.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Instead, there's a great high ledge of rock crossing the peninsula, just where the line shows the channel ought to be.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "What do you think about this lost channel proposition?" asked Jule.

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