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Chapter 13 of The Rover Boys in Business is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE FARM "All aboard who are going! We haven't any time to spare if you want to catch that nine-fifteen train." "Good-bye, Tom, don't forget to write." "Say, Spud, when you get down to the Maine coast, don't eat too many lobsters." "And that puts me in mind, Stanley.
Chapter 13 of The Rover Boys in Business is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “AT THE FARM "All aboard who are going!”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “"Say, Spud, when you get down to the Maine coast, don't eat too many lobsters."”
a farewell remark
From this reading “"Good-bye, Tom, don't forget to write."”
plural of “lobster” — flesh of a lobster
From this reading “"Say, Spud, when you get down to the Maine coast, don't eat too many lobsters."”
a state in New England
From this reading “"Say, Spud, when you get down to the Maine coast, don't eat too many lobsters."”
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading “"And that puts me in mind, Stanley.”
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading “"Say, Spud, when you get down to the Maine coast, don't eat too many lobsters."”
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading “"And that puts me in mind, Stanley.”
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.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading AT THE FARM "All aboard who are going!
(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 AT THE FARM "All aboard who are going!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And that puts me in mind, Stanley.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We haven't any time to spare if you want to catch that nine-fifteen train."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AT THE FARM "All aboard who are going!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE FARM "All aboard who are going!
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading We haven't any time to spare if you want to catch that nine-fifteen train."
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading "Say, Spud, when you get down to the Maine coast, don't eat too many lobsters."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-bye, Tom, don't forget to write."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Say, Spud, when you get down to the Maine coast, don't eat too many lobsters."
take in solid food
From this reading "Say, Spud, when you get down to the Maine coast, don't eat too many lobsters."
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading AT THE FARM "All aboard who are going!
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Good-bye, Tom, don't forget to write."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Say, Spud, when you get down to the Maine coast, don't eat too many lobsters."
the act of departing
From this reading AT THE FARM "All aboard who are going!
a farewell remark
From this reading "Good-bye, Tom, don't forget to write."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We haven't any time to spare if you want to catch that nine-fifteen train."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We haven't any time to spare if you want to catch that nine-fifteen train."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And that puts me in mind, Stanley.
plural of “lobster” — flesh of a lobster
From this reading "Say, Spud, when you get down to the Maine coast, don't eat too many lobsters."
a state in New England
From this reading "Say, Spud, when you get down to the Maine coast, don't eat too many lobsters."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "Say, Spud, when you get down to the Maine coast, don't eat too many lobsters."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And that puts me in mind, Stanley.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "And that puts me in mind, Stanley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We haven't any time to spare if you want to catch that nine-fifteen train."
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading "And that puts me in mind, Stanley.
express in words
From this reading "Say, Spud, when you get down to the Maine coast, don't eat too many lobsters."
refrain from harming
From this reading We haven't any time to spare if you want to catch that nine-fifteen train."
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading "Say, Spud, when you get down to the Maine coast, don't eat too many lobsters."
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading "And that puts me in mind, Stanley.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We haven't any time to spare if you want to catch that nine-fifteen train."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE FARM "All aboard who are going!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We haven't any time to spare if you want to catch that nine-fifteen train."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We haven't any time to spare if you want to catch that nine-fifteen train."
male cat
From this reading "Good-bye, Tom, don't forget to write."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Say, Spud, when you get down to the Maine coast, don't eat too many lobsters."
create by training and teaching
From this reading We haven't any time to spare if you want to catch that nine-fifteen train."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We haven't any time to spare if you want to catch that nine-fifteen train."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We haven't any time to spare if you want to catch that nine-fifteen train."
at the time that
From this reading "Say, Spud, when you get down to the Maine coast, don't eat too many lobsters."
which person or people
From this reading AT THE FARM "All aboard who are going!
produce a literary work
From this reading "Good-bye, Tom, don't forget to write."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We haven't any time to spare if you want to catch that nine-fifteen train."
Chapter 13 of The Rover Boys in Business by Edward Stratemeyer holds 148 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 13 holds 148 sentences of The Rover Boys in Business, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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