Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ELECTION FOR OFFICERS "Company attention! Shoulder arms! Forward march!" Boom! Boom!
The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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THE
ELECTION
FOR
OFFICERS
"Company
attention!
Shoulder
arms!
Forward
march!"
Boom!
Boom!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
THE
ELECTION
FOR
OFFICERS
"Company
attention!
/ðə ɪˈlekʃən fɔːr ˈɔːfəsərz ˈkʌmpəniː əˈtenʃən/
Line 2
Shoulder
arms!
/ˈʃoʊldər ɑːrmz/
Line 3
Forward
march!"
/ˈfɔːrwərd mɑːrtʃ/
Line 4
Boom!
/buːm/
Line 5
Boom!
/buːm/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “THE ELECTION FOR OFFICERS "Company attention!”
Boom
verb
US /buːm/
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading “Boom!”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “THE ELECTION FOR OFFICERS "Company attention!”
election
noun
US /ɪˈlekʃən/
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading “THE ELECTION FOR OFFICERS "Company attention!”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “Forward march!"”
march in a procession
From this reading “Forward march!"”
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “THE ELECTION FOR OFFICERS "Company attention!”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “Shoulder arms!”
Word partnerships in these lines
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All words in this reading · 11
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.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Shoulder arms!
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading THE ELECTION FOR OFFICERS "Company attention!
BoomverbUS /buːm/
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading Boom!
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading THE ELECTION FOR OFFICERS "Company attention!
ELECTIONnounUS /ɪˈlekʃən/
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading THE ELECTION FOR OFFICERS "Company attention!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE ELECTION FOR OFFICERS "Company attention!
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Forward march!"
march in a procession
From this reading Forward march!"
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading THE ELECTION FOR OFFICERS "Company attention!
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Shoulder arms!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ELECTION FOR OFFICERS "Company attention!
Chapter 11 of The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch by Edward Stratemeyer holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
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Vocabulary met early in The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch
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- Author
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