Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS "Gee, we've done it now!" "The snowball knocked Professor Duke over!" "Hi! Stop that! What do you mean?
Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 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.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS "Gee, we've done it now!"”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “"The snowball knocked Professor Duke over!"”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS "Gee, we've done it now!"”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “"The snowball knocked Professor Duke over!"”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “"The snowball knocked Professor Duke over!"”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS "Gee, we've done it now!"”
plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
From this reading “"The snowball knocked Professor Duke over!"”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Stop that!”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS "Gee, we've done it now!"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS "Gee, we've done it now!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you mean?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS "Gee, we've done it now!"
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading "The snowball knocked Professor Duke over!"
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS "Gee, we've done it now!"
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hi!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS "Gee, we've done it now!"
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading "The snowball knocked Professor Duke over!"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What do you mean?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS "Gee, we've done it now!"
above and across; more than
From this reading "The snowball knocked Professor Duke over!"
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "The snowball knocked Professor Duke over!"
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS "Gee, we've done it now!"
plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
From this reading "The snowball knocked Professor Duke over!"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS "Gee, we've done it now!"
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Stop that!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Stop that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS "Gee, we've done it now!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS "Gee, we've done it now!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you mean?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you mean?
Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch by Edward Stratemeyer holds 107 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 107 sentences of The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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