Chapter 24 of The Rover Boys at Colby Hall is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Rover Boys at Colby Hall is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys! So get ready for some real fun!" "Right you are, Andy! Remember what fun we had last year in New York?" "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
Chapter 24 of The Rover Boys at Colby Hall is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “"And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!”
the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
From this reading “THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.”
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading “"And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.”
bulge outward
From this reading “"And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.”
-ing form of “scare” — cause fear in
From this reading “"And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"”
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in the past
From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Right you are, Andy!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Right you are, Andy!
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!
lacking funds
From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So get ready for some real fun!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So get ready for some real fun!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"
the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
From this reading THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"
a small worthless amount
From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
immediately past
From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
bulge outward
From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading So get ready for some real fun!"
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading So get ready for some real fun!"
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right you are, Andy!
-ing form of “scare” — cause fear in
From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So get ready for some real fun!"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading So get ready for some real fun!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"
a late time of life
From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Right you are, Andy!
Chapter 24 of The Rover Boys at Colby Hall by Edward Stratemeyer holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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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