Chapter 1 of The Speedwell Boys and Their Racing Auto is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Speedwell Boys and Their Racing Auto is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MANŒUVERS OF MAXEY “Say, fellows! Look at what’s coming!” “Oh, my eyes! See him wabble! Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.”
Chapter 1 of The Speedwell Boys and Their Racing Auto is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Look at what’s coming!””
opinion or judgment
From this reading ““Oh, my eyes!”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “THE MANŒUVERS OF MAXEY “Say, fellows!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look at what’s coming!””
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading “Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.””
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.””
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.””
look attentively
From this reading “Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Look at what’s coming!””
In this reading “Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.””
In this reading “Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at what’s coming!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Look at what’s coming!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Oh, my eyes!
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading THE MANŒUVERS OF MAXEY “Say, fellows!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading See him wabble!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at what’s coming!”
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MANŒUVERS OF MAXEY “Say, fellows!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MANŒUVERS OF MAXEY “Say, fellows!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, my eyes!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MANŒUVERS OF MAXEY “Say, fellows!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, my eyes!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.”
above and across; more than
From this reading Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.”
express in words
From this reading THE MANŒUVERS OF MAXEY “Say, fellows!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See him wabble!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MANŒUVERS OF MAXEY “Say, fellows!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See him wabble!
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.”
look attentively
From this reading Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look at what’s coming!”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, he’ll be over the wall into the river, machine and all, if he doesn’t watch out.”
Chapter 1 of The Speedwell Boys and Their Racing Auto by Roy Rockwood holds 67 sentences, grouped into 14 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.
Chapter 1 holds 67 sentences of The Speedwell Boys and Their Racing Auto, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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