Chapter 20 of The Rover Boys in Business is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Rover Boys in Business is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BARTON PELTER AGAIN "Well, Dick, any news?" "No, Tom. It's the same old story." "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam. "No, Sam.
Chapter 20 of The Rover Boys in Business is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “"Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.”
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “"Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “BARTON PELTER AGAIN "Well, Dick, any news?"”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “"Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.”
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading “"Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “BARTON PELTER AGAIN "Well, Dick, any news?"”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.”
male cat
From this reading “"No, Tom.”
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.
anew
From this reading BARTON PELTER AGAIN "Well, Dick, any news?"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading BARTON PELTER AGAIN "Well, Dick, any news?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARTON PELTER AGAIN "Well, Dick, any news?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.
someone who is a detective
From this reading BARTON PELTER AGAIN "Well, Dick, any news?"
a boy or man
From this reading "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the same old story."
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.
information about recent and important events
From this reading BARTON PELTER AGAIN "Well, Dick, any news?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Tom.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It's the same old story."
a heavy rain
From this reading BARTON PELTER AGAIN "Well, Dick, any news?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It's the same old story."
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 It's the same old story."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's the same old story."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty?" put in Sam.
male cat
From this reading "No, Tom.
(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 BARTON PELTER AGAIN "Well, Dick, any news?"
Chapter 20 of The Rover Boys in Business by Edward Stratemeyer holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 20 holds 155 sentences of The Rover Boys in Business, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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