Chapter 16 of The Rover Boys Down East is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Rover Boys Down East is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOMETHING OF A CLUE “Tad Sobber!” The cry came simultaneously from all of the Rover boys. “Yah, dot’s so!” exclaimed Hans. “I remember him now. Vonce I vos ask Sobber vere he got dot sthone.”
Chapter 16 of The Rover Boys Down East is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a slight indication
From this reading “SOMETHING OF A CLUE “Tad Sobber!””
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “The cry came simultaneously from all of the Rover boys.”
a very small circular shape
From this reading ““Yah, dot’s so!” exclaimed Hans.”
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading ““Yah, dot’s so!” exclaimed Hans.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““I remember him now.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “The cry came simultaneously from all of the Rover boys.”
at the same instant
From this reading “The cry came simultaneously from all of the Rover boys.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “SOMETHING OF A CLUE “Tad Sobber!””
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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 SOMETHING OF A CLUE “Tad Sobber!”
(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 The cry came simultaneously from all of the Rover boys.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Vonce I vos ask Sobber vere he got dot sthone.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The cry came simultaneously from all of the Rover boys.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The cry came simultaneously from all of the Rover boys.
a slight indication
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CLUE “Tad Sobber!”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The cry came simultaneously from all of the Rover boys.
a very small circular shape
From this reading Vonce I vos ask Sobber vere he got dot sthone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yah, dot’s so!” exclaimed Hans.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Yah, dot’s so!” exclaimed Hans.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cry came simultaneously from all of the Rover boys.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Vonce I vos ask Sobber vere he got dot sthone.”
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading “Yah, dot’s so!” exclaimed Hans.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vonce I vos ask Sobber vere he got dot sthone.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I remember him now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I remember him now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I remember him now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CLUE “Tad Sobber!”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I remember him now.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading The cry came simultaneously from all of the Rover boys.
at the same instant
From this reading The cry came simultaneously from all of the Rover boys.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Yah, dot’s so!” exclaimed Hans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CLUE “Tad Sobber!”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CLUE “Tad Sobber!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vonce I vos ask Sobber vere he got dot sthone.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading SOMETHING OF A CLUE “Tad Sobber!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cry came simultaneously from all of the Rover boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vonce I vos ask Sobber vere he got dot sthone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vonce I vos ask Sobber vere he got dot sthone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vonce I vos ask Sobber vere he got dot sthone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yah, dot’s so!” exclaimed Hans.
Chapter 16 of The Rover Boys Down East by Edward Stratemeyer holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 167 sentences of The Rover Boys Down East, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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