The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence

Chapter XXII

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Chapter 22 of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence by Harry Gordon holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 22 holds 167 sentences of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

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

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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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WHAT THE EDDY BROUGHT UP When Case and Jule gained the deck of the _Rambler_, crying that Alex was back in the forest pursued by the outlaws, Captain Joe laid out a choice assortment of automatic revolvers along the deck behind the starboard gunwale.

The dripping boys crouched down and waited.

"He wasn't very far behind us," Case said directly.

"Yes," Jule put in.

"He ought to be here before long."

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The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of The Six River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The dripping boys crouched down and waited.

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"He wasn't very far behind us," Case said directly.

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"Yes," Jule put in.

Line 5

"He ought to be here before long."

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Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “WHAT THE EDDY BROUGHT UP When Case and Jule gained the deck of the _Rambler_, crying that Alex was back in the forest pursued by the outlaws, Captain Joe laid out a choice assortment of automatic revolvers along the deck behind the starboard gunwale.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “"He ought to be here before long."”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

Ought modal verb US /ɔːt/

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

From this reading “"He ought to be here before long."”

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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 WHAT THE EDDY BROUGHT UP When Case and Jule gained the deck of the _Rambler_, crying that Alex was back in the forest pursued by the outlaws, Captain Joe laid out a choice assortment of automatic revolvers along the deck behind the starboard gunwale.

Alex

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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

assortment

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automatic

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back

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "He ought to be here before long."

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "He ought to be here before long."

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

boys

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From this reading The dripping boys crouched down and waited.

BROUGHT

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

Captain

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Case

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choice

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crouched

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crying

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deck

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directly

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down

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From this reading The dripping boys crouched down and waited.

dripping

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From this reading The dripping boys crouched down and waited.

EDDY

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far

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From this reading "He wasn't very far behind us," Case said directly.

forest

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gained

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gunwale

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HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "He wasn't very far behind us," Case said directly.

here

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From this reading "He ought to be here before long."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

Joe

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Jule

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laid

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long

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From this reading "He ought to be here before long."

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 "He ought to be here before long."

out

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outlaws

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pursued

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put

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From this reading "Yes," Jule put in.

Rambler

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revolvers

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said

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starboard

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "He ought to be here before long."

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uspronounUS /ʌs/

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

From this reading "He wasn't very far behind us," Case said directly.

very

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From this reading "He wasn't very far behind us," Case said directly.

waited

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From this reading The dripping boys crouched down and waited.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

wasn't

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From this reading "He wasn't very far behind us," Case said directly.

WHATpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

Yes

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From this reading "Yes," Jule put in.

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