Chapter 16 of The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SPOUTER IS CORNERED "Hurrah for Longley!" "That's the way to do it! That makes the score eight to four!" "My, what a muff that was! That center fielder is a regular butter-fingers!"
Chapter 16 of The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “That center fielder is a regular butter-fingers!"”
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “SPOUTER IS CORNERED "Hurrah for Longley!"”
being one more than seven
From this reading “That makes the score eight to four!"”
a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat
From this reading “That center fielder is a regular butter-fingers!"”
a victory cheer
From this reading “SPOUTER IS CORNERED "Hurrah for Longley!"”
a warm tubular covering for the hands
From this reading “"My, what a muff that was!”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “That center fielder is a regular butter-fingers!"”
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading “That makes the score eight to four!"”
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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 "My, what a muff that was!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That center fielder is a regular butter-fingers!"
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading That center fielder is a regular butter-fingers!"
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading SPOUTER IS CORNERED "Hurrah for Longley!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "That's the way to do it!
being one more than seven
From this reading That makes the score eight to four!"
a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat
From this reading That center fielder is a regular butter-fingers!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SPOUTER IS CORNERED "Hurrah for Longley!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading That makes the score eight to four!"
a victory cheer
From this reading SPOUTER IS CORNERED "Hurrah for Longley!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SPOUTER IS CORNERED "Hurrah for Longley!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's the way to do it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SPOUTER IS CORNERED "Hurrah for Longley!"
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading That makes the score eight to four!"
a warm tubular covering for the hands
From this reading "My, what a muff that was!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My, what a muff that was!
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading That center fielder is a regular butter-fingers!"
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading That makes the score eight to four!"
an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
From this reading SPOUTER IS CORNERED "Hurrah for Longley!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That makes the score eight to four!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the way to do it!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That's the way to do it!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That's the way to do it!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My, what a muff that was!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "That's the way to do it!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "My, what a muff that was!
Chapter 16 of The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch by Edward Stratemeyer holds 144 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 16 holds 144 sentences of The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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