Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys at School is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys at School is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind. "All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run. "Toe the mark here. Now then--one, two, three! Go!"
Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys at School is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come together
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “"Toe the mark here.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.”
any competition
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.”
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading “"Toe the mark here.”
male cat
From this reading “"All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run.”
a shed for storing firewood or garden tools
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
come together
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Toe the mark here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Toe the mark here.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now then--one, two, three!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now then--one, two, three!
a course of conduct
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
any competition
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now then--one, two, three!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Now then--one, two, three!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading "Toe the mark here.
male cat
From this reading "All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Now then--one, two, three!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
at the time that
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
which person or people
From this reading "All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run.
a shed for storing firewood or garden tools
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys at School by Edward Stratemeyer holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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 160 sentences of The Rover Boys at School, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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