Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys at Colby Hall is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys at Colby Hall is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack. "The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?" "That's it!" "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start." "It wasn't his fault.
Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys at Colby Hall is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.”
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"It wasn't his fault.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.”
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading “"The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “"The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"”
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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 A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
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From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
the act of eating dinner
From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "It wasn't his fault.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It wasn't his fault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
a small worthless amount
From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
and nothing more
From this reading "The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading "The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
the place where some action occurs
From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's it!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
a source of difficulty
From this reading "Then I'm afraid Andy has gotten himself into trouble right at the start."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It wasn't his fault.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The lemon of a professor we were just talking about?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A SCENE IN THE DINING CAR "You don't mean it!" gasped Jack.
Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys at Colby Hall by Edward Stratemeyer holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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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