The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence

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Chapter 20 of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence by Harry Gordon holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 20 holds 111 sentences of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence, unabridged, divided into 23 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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LIFTING A SUNKEN LAUNCH After the departure from the _Rambler_ of Clay and Alex, Captain Joe began exploring the little store rooms of the craft in search of cables and grappling hooks.

He soon had quite a collection laying on the deck.

"What's the idea, Captain Joe?" asked Case.

"Well, boys," the captain replied, "you remember what the Quebec chief of police said regarding the _Cartier_ and the perfectly good assortment of supplies lying at the bottom of the St. Lawrence river?"

"Sure, we remember that," Case replied.

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

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Chapter 20 of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

LIFTING A SUNKEN LAUNCH After the departure from the _Rambler_ of Clay and Alex, Captain Joe began exploring the little store rooms of the craft in search of cables and grappling hooks. He soon had quite a collection laying on the deck. "What's the idea, Captain Joe?" asked Case. "Well, boys," the captain replied, "you remember what the Quebec chief of police said regarding the _Cartier_ and the perfectly good assortment of supplies lying at the bottom of the St. Lawrence river?" "Sure, we remember that," Case replied.

The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence

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Chapter 20 of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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LIFTING A SUNKEN LAUNCH After the departure from the _Rambler_ of Clay and Alex, Captain Joe began exploring the little store rooms of the craft in search of cables and grappling hooks.

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He soon had quite a collection laying on the deck.

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"What's the idea, Captain Joe?" asked Case.

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Line 5

"Sure, we remember that," Case replied.

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After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “LIFTING A SUNKEN LAUNCH After the departure from the _Rambler_ of Clay and Alex, Captain Joe began exploring the little store rooms of the craft in search of cables and grappling hooks.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “"Well, boys," the captain replied, "you remember what the Quebec chief of police said regarding the _Cartier_ and the perfectly good assortment of supplies lying at the bottom of the St. Lawrence river?"”

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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 LIFTING A SUNKEN LAUNCH After the departure from the _Rambler_ of Clay and Alex, Captain Joe began exploring the little store rooms of the craft in search of cables and grappling hooks.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

Alex

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

asked

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From this reading "What's the idea, Captain Joe?" asked Case.

assortment

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From this reading "Well, boys," the captain replied, "you remember what the Quebec chief of police said regarding the _Cartier_ and the perfectly good assortment of supplies lying at the bottom of the St. Lawrence river?"

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

began

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bottom

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boys

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cables

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Captain

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Cartier

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Case

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chief

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Clay

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collection

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From this reading He soon had quite a collection laying on the deck.

craft

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deck

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departure

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exploring

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

good

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grappling

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He soon had quite a collection laying on the deck.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He soon had quite a collection laying on the deck.

hooks

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idea

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From this reading "What's the idea, Captain Joe?" asked Case.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

Joe

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LAUNCH

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Lawrence

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laying

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LIFTING

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little

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lying

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He soon had quite a collection laying on the deck.

perfectly

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police

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Quebec

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quite

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Rambler

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regarding

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rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

replied

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river

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rooms

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said

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search

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soon

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store

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SUNKEN

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supplies

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Sure

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From this reading "Sure, we remember that," Case replied.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Sure, we remember that," Case replied.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Sure, we remember that," Case replied.

Well

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whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

What's

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From this reading "What's the idea, Captain Joe?" asked Case.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

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