Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys in Business is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys in Business is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREAT BASEBALL GAME "Some crowd, this!" "Well, I should say so! Say, this is the biggest crowd we ever had at any game." "And look at the new grandstand, all decked out in flags and banners!" "And look at the automobiles!
Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys in Business is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “automobile” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “"And look at the automobiles!”
plural of “banner” — long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading “"And look at the new grandstand, all decked out in flags and banners!"”
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading “THE GREAT BASEBALL GAME "Some crowd, this!"”
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Say, this is the biggest crowd we ever had at any game."”
past form of “deck” — be beautiful to look at
From this reading “"And look at the new grandstand, all decked out in flags and banners!"”
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “"And look at the new grandstand, all decked out in flags and banners!"”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “THE GREAT BASEBALL GAME "Some crowd, this!"”
the audience at a stadium or racetrack
From this reading “"And look at the new grandstand, all decked out in flags and banners!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 "And look at the new grandstand, all decked out in flags and banners!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And look at the new grandstand, all decked out in flags and banners!"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Say, this is the biggest crowd we ever had at any game."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Say, this is the biggest crowd we ever had at any game."
plural of “automobile” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "And look at the automobiles!
plural of “banner” — long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading "And look at the new grandstand, all decked out in flags and banners!"
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading THE GREAT BASEBALL GAME "Some crowd, this!"
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Say, this is the biggest crowd we ever had at any game."
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading THE GREAT BASEBALL GAME "Some crowd, this!"
past form of “deck” — be beautiful to look at
From this reading "And look at the new grandstand, all decked out in flags and banners!"
at any time
From this reading Say, this is the biggest crowd we ever had at any game."
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading "And look at the new grandstand, all decked out in flags and banners!"
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE GREAT BASEBALL GAME "Some crowd, this!"
the audience at a stadium or racetrack
From this reading "And look at the new grandstand, all decked out in flags and banners!"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT BASEBALL GAME "Some crowd, this!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Say, this is the biggest crowd we ever had at any game."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I should say so!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And look at the new grandstand, all decked out in flags and banners!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Say, this is the biggest crowd we ever had at any game."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "And look at the new grandstand, all decked out in flags and banners!"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "And look at the new grandstand, all decked out in flags and banners!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "And look at the new grandstand, all decked out in flags and banners!"
express in words
From this reading "Well, I should say so!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Well, I should say so!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well, I should say so!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE GREAT BASEBALL GAME "Some crowd, this!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT BASEBALL GAME "Some crowd, this!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE GREAT BASEBALL GAME "Some crowd, this!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Say, this is the biggest crowd we ever had at any game."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I should say so!
Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys in Business by Edward Stratemeyer holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 7 holds 188 sentences of The Rover Boys in Business, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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