Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys at Big Bear Lake is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys at Big Bear Lake is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS “Look out!” “We’re going to be smashed!” “That fellow must be crazy!” Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads. It was a truly perilous moment, and no one realized it more than did the Rovers.
Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys at Big Bear Lake is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading ““That fellow must be crazy!””
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.”
fraught with danger
From this reading “It was a truly perilous moment, and no one realized it more than did the Rovers.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS “Look out!””
plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “It was a truly perilous moment, and no one realized it more than did the Rovers.”
very drunk
From this reading ““We’re going to be smashed!””
past form of “swoop” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading “Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.”
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be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
In this reading “ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS “Look out!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a truly perilous moment, and no one realized it more than did the Rovers.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS “Look out!”
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We’re going to be smashed!”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS “Look out!”
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “That fellow must be crazy!”
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was a truly perilous moment, and no one realized it more than did the Rovers.
a boy or man
From this reading “That fellow must be crazy!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
the act of departing
From this reading “We’re going to be smashed!”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a truly perilous moment, and no one realized it more than did the Rovers.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS “Look out!”
a particular point in time
From this reading It was a truly perilous moment, and no one realized it more than did the Rovers.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was a truly perilous moment, and no one realized it more than did the Rovers.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “That fellow must be crazy!”
not any; not one
From this reading It was a truly perilous moment, and no one realized it more than did the Rovers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS “Look out!”
above and across; more than
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
fraught with danger
From this reading It was a truly perilous moment, and no one realized it more than did the Rovers.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading It was a truly perilous moment, and no one realized it more than did the Rovers.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS “Look out!”
plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading It was a truly perilous moment, and no one realized it more than did the Rovers.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
very drunk
From this reading “We’re going to be smashed!”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
past form of “swoop” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a truly perilous moment, and no one realized it more than did the Rovers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That fellow must be crazy!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS “Look out!”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’re going to be smashed!”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It was a truly perilous moment, and no one realized it more than did the Rovers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a truly perilous moment, and no one realized it more than did the Rovers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’re going to be smashed!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were some of the cries coming from the Rover boys and their chums as the big aeroplane swooped around from one side to another almost over their heads.
Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys at Big Bear Lake by Edward Stratemeyer holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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 2 holds 110 sentences of The Rover Boys at Big Bear Lake, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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