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

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 11 of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence by Harry Gordon holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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 11 holds 144 sentences of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

River
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Motor
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Mississippi
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Colorado
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THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.
A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.
"Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."
"Where have you been?" demanded Clay the next moment.
"Been?" repeated Alex.
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The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.
Line 2
A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.
Line 3
"Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."
Line 4
"Where have you been?" demanded Clay the next moment.
Line 5
"Been?" repeated Alex.

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.

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.”

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “"Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."”

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “"Where have you been?" demanded Clay the next moment.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"Where have you been?" demanded Clay the next moment.”

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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 THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

Alex

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

all

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From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Where have you been?" demanded Clay the next moment.

better

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From this reading "Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

cabin

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From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

Captain

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From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

Case

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

Clay

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

CREW

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

deck

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

demanded

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From this reading "Where have you been?" demanded Clay the next moment.

door

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From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

enough

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

found

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

funny

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From this reading "Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."

going

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From this reading "Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."

gunwale

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

hand

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

From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

hard

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Where have you been?" demanded Clay the next moment.

here

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

From this reading "Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

inquiring

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From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

Joe

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From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

Jule

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

latter's

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

From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

laughing

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

leaning

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

looking

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

From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

meant

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

From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

moment

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From this reading "Where have you been?" demanded Clay the next moment.

next

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From this reading "Where have you been?" demanded Clay the next moment.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."

own

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From this reading "Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."

passing

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

From this reading "Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."

producing

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From this reading "Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."

Rambler

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

reached

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

repeated

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From this reading "Been?" repeated Alex.

revealed

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

From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

round

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

From this reading "Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."

said

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

From this reading "Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."

searchlight

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From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

sides

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

split

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

standing

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From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

TAKES

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

Teddy

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

From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

there's

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

From this reading "Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

TUMBLE

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From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

Well

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

From this reading "Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading A searchlight in the latter's hand revealed Captain Joe and Teddy standing by the cabin door, looking around as if inquiring what it all meant.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading THE CREW TAKES A TUMBLE When Alex and Case reached the deck of the _Rambler_, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "Where have you been?" demanded Clay the next moment.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Where have you been?" demanded Clay the next moment.

you'd

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From this reading "Well," Alex said, producing his own searchlight, "if there's anything funny going on here, you'd better be passing it round."