Chapter 25 of The Rover Boys at Big Bear Lake is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Rover Boys at Big Bear Lake is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow. They too gazed around in astonishment which readily turned to dismay and anger. And the lads had good cause to be angry. Someone had crawled through a window and “rough-housed” the bungalow thoroughly. Hardly a thing had been left untouched.
Chapter 25 of The Rover Boys at Big Bear Lake is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small house with a single story
From this reading “WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.”
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “Someone had crawled through a window and “rough-housed” the bungalow thoroughly.”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “They too gazed around in astonishment which readily turned to dismay and anger.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.”
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading “WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.”
without much difficulty
From this reading “They too gazed around in astonishment which readily turned to dismay and anger.”
plural of “rival” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading “WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.”
still full
From this reading “Hardly a thing had been left untouched.”
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.
In this reading “Someone had crawled through a window and “rough-housed” the bungalow thoroughly.”
In this reading “Someone had crawled through a window and “rough-housed” the bungalow thoroughly.”
In this reading “They too gazed around in astonishment which readily turned to dismay and anger.”
In this reading “And the lads had good cause to be angry.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Someone had crawled through a window and “rough-housed” the bungalow thoroughly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading They too gazed around in astonishment which readily turned to dismay and anger.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading And the lads had good cause to be angry.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They too gazed around in astonishment which readily turned to dismay and anger.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading They too gazed around in astonishment which readily turned to dismay and anger.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And the lads had good cause to be angry.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hardly a thing had been left untouched.
a small house with a single story
From this reading WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading And the lads had good cause to be angry.
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Someone had crawled through a window and “rough-housed” the bungalow thoroughly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading They too gazed around in astonishment which readily turned to dismay and anger.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading They too gazed around in astonishment which readily turned to dismay and anger.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And the lads had good cause to be angry.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the lads had good cause to be angry.
only a very short time before
From this reading Hardly a thing had been left untouched.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Hardly a thing had been left untouched.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.
not any; not one
From this reading WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.
without much difficulty
From this reading They too gazed around in astonishment which readily turned to dismay and anger.
plural of “rival” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Someone had crawled through a window and “rough-housed” the bungalow thoroughly.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone had crawled through a window and “rough-housed” the bungalow thoroughly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They too gazed around in astonishment which readily turned to dismay and anger.
a special situation
From this reading Hardly a thing had been left untouched.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading Someone had crawled through a window and “rough-housed” the bungalow thoroughly.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Someone had crawled through a window and “rough-housed” the bungalow thoroughly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They too gazed around in astonishment which readily turned to dismay and anger.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They too gazed around in astonishment which readily turned to dismay and anger.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They too gazed around in astonishment which readily turned to dismay and anger.
still full
From this reading Hardly a thing had been left untouched.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE RIVALS DID The other lads lost no time in following Fred and Randy into the bungalow.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They too gazed around in astonishment which readily turned to dismay and anger.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Someone had crawled through a window and “rough-housed” the bungalow thoroughly.
Chapter 25 of The Rover Boys at Big Bear Lake by Edward Stratemeyer holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 25 holds 143 sentences of The Rover Boys at Big Bear Lake, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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