Chapter 10 of The Rover Boys at School is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Rover Boys at School is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man. "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy. "You don't say!" The tall man turned to Tom. "How did you get here?"
Chapter 10 of The Rover Boys at School is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “"One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.”
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading “SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.”
male cat
From this reading “The tall man turned to Tom.”
a vagrant
From this reading “"One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
a youthful male person
From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did you get here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't say!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "How did you get here?"
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "How did you get here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How did you get here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
express in words
From this reading "You don't say!"
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tall man turned to Tom.
male cat
From this reading The tall man turned to Tom.
a vagrant
From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The tall man turned to Tom.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't say!"
Chapter 10 of The Rover Boys at School by Edward Stratemeyer holds 149 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.
Chapter 10 holds 149 sentences of The Rover Boys at School, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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