Chapter 25 of The Rover Boys in Business is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of The Rover Boys in Business is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MORE TELEGRAMS "Who is it from, Tom?" "Read it out loud!" Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste. "Hurrah! they've found it!" broke out Tom. "This is the best yet!"
Chapter 25 of The Rover Boys in Business is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who is a detective
From this reading “Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.”
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.”
a victory cheer
From this reading “"Hurrah! they've found it!" broke out Tom.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.”
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.”
plural of “telegram” — a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “MORE TELEGRAMS "Who is it from, Tom?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "This is the best yet!"
lacking funds
From this reading "Hurrah! they've found it!" broke out Tom.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.
set up or found
From this reading "Hurrah! they've found it!" broke out Tom.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MORE TELEGRAMS "Who is it from, Tom?"
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.
a victory cheer
From this reading "Hurrah! they've found it!" broke out Tom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MORE TELEGRAMS "Who is it from, Tom?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MORE TELEGRAMS "Who is it from, Tom?"
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading "Read it out loud!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE TELEGRAMS "Who is it from, Tom?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Read it out loud!"
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Read it out loud!"
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.
plural of “telegram” — a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading MORE TELEGRAMS "Who is it from, Tom?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.
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From this reading "Hurrah! they've found it!" broke out Tom.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is the best yet!"
male cat
From this reading MORE TELEGRAMS "Who is it from, Tom?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were the exclamations from Sam and Dick as their brother scanned the telegram in haste.
which person or people
From this reading MORE TELEGRAMS "Who is it from, Tom?"
but in spite of that
From this reading "This is the best yet!"
Chapter 25 of The Rover Boys in Business by Edward Stratemeyer holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 25 holds 126 sentences of The Rover Boys in Business, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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