The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence

Chapter XII

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By Harry Gordon • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 12 of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence by Harry Gordon holds 145 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 12 holds 145 sentences of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence by Harry Gordon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 145 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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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: 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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RIVERMEN WITH A THIRST "A lost channel and a lost boat!

Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

"It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."

"Say, kid," Jule said, pointing to Alex, "do you think you can swim over to the shore?"

"Swim over yourself!" advised Alex.

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Chapter XII Reading 1/29

The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1

RIVERMEN WITH A THIRST "A lost channel and a lost boat!

Line 2

Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

Line 3

"It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."

Line 4

"Say, kid," Jule said, pointing to Alex, "do you think you can swim over to the shore?"

Line 5

"Swim over yourself!" advised Alex.

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “"It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “"Say, kid," Jule said, pointing to Alex, "do you think you can swim over to the shore?"”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “"It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."”

Yourself pronoun US /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “"Swim over yourself!" advised Alex.”

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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 RIVERMEN WITH A THIRST "A lost channel and a lost boat!

adventures

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From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

advised

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From this reading "Swim over yourself!" advised Alex.

Alex

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From this reading "Say, kid," Jule said, pointing to Alex, "do you think you can swim over to the shore?"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading RIVERMEN WITH A THIRST "A lost channel and a lost boat!

any

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From this reading "It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."

boat

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From this reading RIVERMEN WITH A THIRST "A lost channel and a lost boat!

Branch

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From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Say, kid," Jule said, pointing to Alex, "do you think you can swim over to the shore?"

Case

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From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

channel

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From this reading RIVERMEN WITH A THIRST "A lost channel and a lost boat!

Chicago

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From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

contented

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From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

didn't

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From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Say, kid," Jule said, pointing to Alex, "do you think you can swim over to the shore?"

dumped

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From this reading "It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."

fun

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From this reading "It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."

getting

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From this reading "It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading "It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."

Jule

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From this reading "Say, kid," Jule said, pointing to Alex, "do you think you can swim over to the shore?"

just

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From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

kid

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From this reading "Say, kid," Jule said, pointing to Alex, "do you think you can swim over to the shore?"

Lawrence

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From this reading "It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."

like

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From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

lost

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From this reading RIVERMEN WITH A THIRST "A lost channel and a lost boat!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading "Say, kid," Jule said, pointing to Alex, "do you think you can swim over to the shore?"

passed

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From this reading "It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."

pointing

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From this reading "Say, kid," Jule said, pointing to Alex, "do you think you can swim over to the shore?"

remain

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From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

RIVERMEN

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From this reading RIVERMEN WITH A THIRST "A lost channel and a lost boat!

said

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From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

sand

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From this reading "It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."

Say

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From this reading "Say, kid," Jule said, pointing to Alex, "do you think you can swim over to the shore?"

shore

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From this reading "Say, kid," Jule said, pointing to Alex, "do you think you can swim over to the shore?"

South

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From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

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

From this reading "It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."

Still

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From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

swim

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

From this reading "Say, kid," Jule said, pointing to Alex, "do you think you can swim over to the shore?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

think

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From this reading "Say, kid," Jule said, pointing to Alex, "do you think you can swim over to the shore?"

THIRST

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From this reading RIVERMEN WITH A THIRST "A lost channel and a lost boat!

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

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

From this reading "It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

we'd

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From this reading Still if we didn't have adventures just like this, we'd be contented to remain on the South Branch in Chicago," said Case.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading RIVERMEN WITH A THIRST "A lost channel and a lost boat!

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading "It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."

wouldn't

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

From this reading "It wouldn't have been any fun if we had passed up the St. Lawrence without getting dumped on the sand."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Say, kid," Jule said, pointing to Alex, "do you think you can swim over to the shore?"

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading "Swim over yourself!" advised Alex.

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