Chapter 15 of The Rover Boys in Camp is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Rover Boys in Camp is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST DAY ON PINE ISLAND "Can anybody tell me where the--er--looking glass is"? It was William Philander Tubbs who asked the question. He stood in the middle of one of the tents, gazing helplessly about him. "Beastly way to live, really now it is," he continued. "How is a fellow to arrange his toilet without a glass"?
Chapter 15 of The Rover Boys in Camp is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading “"How is a fellow to arrange his toilet without a glass"?”
(informal) very unpleasant
From this reading “"Beastly way to live, really now it is," he continued.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “He stood in the middle of one of the tents, gazing helplessly about him.”
in a helpless manner
From this reading “He stood in the middle of one of the tents, gazing helplessly about him.”
have amorous affairs; of men
From this reading “It was William Philander Tubbs who asked the question.”
a coniferous tree
From this reading “THE FIRST DAY ON PINE ISLAND "Can anybody tell me where the--er--looking glass is"?”
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “He stood in the middle of one of the tents, gazing helplessly about him.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “"How is a fellow to arrange his toilet without a glass"?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "How is a fellow to arrange his toilet without a glass"?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He stood in the middle of one of the tents, gazing helplessly about him.
any person at all
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON PINE ISLAND "Can anybody tell me where the--er--looking glass is"?
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading "How is a fellow to arrange his toilet without a glass"?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was William Philander Tubbs who asked the question.
(informal) very unpleasant
From this reading "Beastly way to live, really now it is," he continued.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON PINE ISLAND "Can anybody tell me where the--er--looking glass is"?
without stop or interruption
From this reading "Beastly way to live, really now it is," he continued.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON PINE ISLAND "Can anybody tell me where the--er--looking glass is"?
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON PINE ISLAND "Can anybody tell me where the--er--looking glass is"?
a boy or man
From this reading "How is a fellow to arrange his toilet without a glass"?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON PINE ISLAND "Can anybody tell me where the--er--looking glass is"?
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stood in the middle of one of the tents, gazing helplessly about him.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON PINE ISLAND "Can anybody tell me where the--er--looking glass is"?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood in the middle of one of the tents, gazing helplessly about him.
in a helpless manner
From this reading He stood in the middle of one of the tents, gazing helplessly about him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stood in the middle of one of the tents, gazing helplessly about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "How is a fellow to arrange his toilet without a glass"?
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From this reading "How is a fellow to arrange his toilet without a glass"?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stood in the middle of one of the tents, gazing helplessly about him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON PINE ISLAND "Can anybody tell me where the--er--looking glass is"?
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON PINE ISLAND "Can anybody tell me where the--er--looking glass is"?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was William Philander Tubbs who asked the question.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Beastly way to live, really now it is," he continued.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON PINE ISLAND "Can anybody tell me where the--er--looking glass is"?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON PINE ISLAND "Can anybody tell me where the--er--looking glass is"?
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading He stood in the middle of one of the tents, gazing helplessly about him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Beastly way to live, really now it is," he continued.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He stood in the middle of one of the tents, gazing helplessly about him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON PINE ISLAND "Can anybody tell me where the--er--looking glass is"?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He stood in the middle of one of the tents, gazing helplessly about him.
have amorous affairs; of men
From this reading It was William Philander Tubbs who asked the question.
a coniferous tree
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON PINE ISLAND "Can anybody tell me where the--er--looking glass is"?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading It was William Philander Tubbs who asked the question.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Beastly way to live, really now it is," he continued.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood in the middle of one of the tents, gazing helplessly about him.
express in words
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON PINE ISLAND "Can anybody tell me where the--er--looking glass is"?
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading He stood in the middle of one of the tents, gazing helplessly about him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON PINE ISLAND "Can anybody tell me where the--er--looking glass is"?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Beastly way to live, really now it is," he continued.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "How is a fellow to arrange his toilet without a glass"?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was William Philander Tubbs who asked the question.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was William Philander Tubbs who asked the question.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Beastly way to live, really now it is," he continued.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE FIRST DAY ON PINE ISLAND "Can anybody tell me where the--er--looking glass is"?
which person or people
From this reading It was William Philander Tubbs who asked the question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was William Philander Tubbs who asked the question.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "How is a fellow to arrange his toilet without a glass"?
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