Chapter 18 of The Rover Boys Down East is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Rover Boys Down East is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FORTUNE AND A LADY DISAPPEAR “And that’s all I know about it, Dick.” It was Dora who was speaking. She was seated on the sofa with Dick beside her. She had been telling her story and weeping copiously at the same time. He had listened with great interest, and had comforted her all he could.
Chapter 18 of The Rover Boys Down East is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
From this reading “He had listened with great interest, and had comforted her all he could.”
in an abundant manner
From this reading “She had been telling her story and weeping copiously at the same time.”
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “A FORTUNE AND A LADY DISAPPEAR “And that’s all I know about it, Dick.””
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “He had listened with great interest, and had comforted her all he could.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “She was seated on the sofa with Dick beside her.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “She was seated on the sofa with Dick beside her.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “She had been telling her story and weeping copiously at the same time.”
showing sorrow
From this reading “She had been telling her story and weeping copiously at the same time.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “She had been telling her story and weeping copiously at the same time.”
In this reading “She was seated on the sofa with Dick beside her.”
In this reading “He had listened with great interest, and had comforted her all he could.”
In this reading “He had listened with great interest, and had comforted her all he could.”
In this reading “A FORTUNE AND A LADY DISAPPEAR “And that’s all I know about it, Dick.””
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 A FORTUNE AND A LADY DISAPPEAR “And that’s all I know about it, Dick.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A FORTUNE AND A LADY DISAPPEAR “And that’s all I know about it, Dick.”
(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 A FORTUNE AND A LADY DISAPPEAR “And that’s all I know about it, Dick.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FORTUNE AND A LADY DISAPPEAR “And that’s all I know about it, Dick.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had been telling her story and weeping copiously at the same time.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been telling her story and weeping copiously at the same time.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She was seated on the sofa with Dick beside her.
made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
From this reading He had listened with great interest, and had comforted her all he could.
in an abundant manner
From this reading She had been telling her story and weeping copiously at the same time.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had listened with great interest, and had comforted her all he could.
someone who is a detective
From this reading A FORTUNE AND A LADY DISAPPEAR “And that’s all I know about it, Dick.”
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading A FORTUNE AND A LADY DISAPPEAR “And that’s all I know about it, Dick.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Dora who was speaking.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading A FORTUNE AND A LADY DISAPPEAR “And that’s all I know about it, Dick.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He had listened with great interest, and had comforted her all he could.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been telling her story and weeping copiously at the same time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had listened with great interest, and had comforted her all he could.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was seated on the sofa with Dick beside her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A FORTUNE AND A LADY DISAPPEAR “And that’s all I know about it, Dick.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading He had listened with great interest, and had comforted her all he could.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A FORTUNE AND A LADY DISAPPEAR “And that’s all I know about it, Dick.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading A FORTUNE AND A LADY DISAPPEAR “And that’s all I know about it, Dick.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading A FORTUNE AND A LADY DISAPPEAR “And that’s all I know about it, Dick.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading He had listened with great interest, and had comforted her all he could.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was seated on the sofa with Dick beside her.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She had been telling her story and weeping copiously at the same time.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading She was seated on the sofa with Dick beside her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was seated on the sofa with Dick beside her.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading She was seated on the sofa with Dick beside her.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading It was Dora who was speaking.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading She had been telling her story and weeping copiously at the same time.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading She had been telling her story and weeping copiously at the same time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FORTUNE AND A LADY DISAPPEAR “And that’s all I know about it, Dick.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was seated on the sofa with Dick beside her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She had been telling her story and weeping copiously at the same time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Dora who was speaking.
showing sorrow
From this reading She had been telling her story and weeping copiously at the same time.
which person or people
From this reading It was Dora who was speaking.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was seated on the sofa with Dick beside her.
Chapter 18 of The Rover Boys Down East by Edward Stratemeyer holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 18 holds 139 sentences of The Rover Boys Down East, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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