Chapter 3 of The Rover Boys at Big Bear Lake is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Rover Boys at Big Bear Lake is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?” “More than likely. They usually strap themselves and their passengers fast to keep from falling out.” “If they can’t loosen the straps they’ll surely be drowned.” “Come on, fellows, row for all you’re worth!
Chapter 3 of The Rover Boys at Big Bear Lake is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
From this reading “THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?””
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading ““If they can’t loosen the straps they’ll surely be drowned.””
make loose or looser
From this reading ““If they can’t loosen the straps they’ll surely be drowned.””
free from harm or evil
From this reading “THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?””
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading “THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?””
an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading “They usually strap themselves and their passengers fast to keep from falling out.””
inflected form of “strap” — tie with a strap
From this reading “THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?””
plural of “strap” — an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading ““If they can’t loosen the straps they’ll surely be drowned.””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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(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 “Come on, fellows, row for all you’re worth!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They usually strap themselves and their passengers fast to keep from falling out.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If they can’t loosen the straps they’ll surely be drowned.”
old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
From this reading THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If they can’t loosen the straps they’ll surely be drowned.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come on, fellows, row for all you’re worth!
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “If they can’t loosen the straps they’ll surely be drowned.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading They usually strap themselves and their passengers fast to keep from falling out.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading They usually strap themselves and their passengers fast to keep from falling out.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Come on, fellows, row for all you’re worth!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Come on, fellows, row for all you’re worth!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading They usually strap themselves and their passengers fast to keep from falling out.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “More than likely.
make loose or looser
From this reading “If they can’t loosen the straps they’ll surely be drowned.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “More than likely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on, fellows, row for all you’re worth!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They usually strap themselves and their passengers fast to keep from falling out.”
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading They usually strap themselves and their passengers fast to keep from falling out.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “Come on, fellows, row for all you’re worth!
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?”
an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading They usually strap themselves and their passengers fast to keep from falling out.”
inflected form of “strap” — tie with a strap
From this reading THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?”
plural of “strap” — an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading “If they can’t loosen the straps they’ll surely be drowned.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “If they can’t loosen the straps they’ll surely be drowned.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “More than likely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They usually strap themselves and their passengers fast to keep from falling out.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They usually strap themselves and their passengers fast to keep from falling out.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If they can’t loosen the straps they’ll surely be drowned.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?”
under normal conditions
From this reading They usually strap themselves and their passengers fast to keep from falling out.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading THE RESCUE FROM THE BIPLANE “I wonder if they are strapped to the seats of that biplane?”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “Come on, fellows, row for all you’re worth!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come on, fellows, row for all you’re worth!
Chapter 3 of The Rover Boys at Big Bear Lake by Edward Stratemeyer holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 3 holds 186 sentences of The Rover Boys at Big Bear Lake, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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