Chapter 19 of The Rover Boys in Camp is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Rover Boys in Camp is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise. "Let us go to the village," suggested Tom. "I want to buy some cough drops. My throat is raw from the wet weather." "And I want to get some reading matter," added Sam.
Chapter 19 of The Rover Boys in Camp is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.”
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading “"I want to buy some cough drops.”
plural of “crony” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.”
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading “"I want to buy some cough drops.”
in like or similar manner
From this reading “THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.”
approval to do something
From this reading “THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.”
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading “My throat is raw from the wet weather."”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "And I want to get some reading matter," added Sam.
later than; following
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "I want to buy some cough drops.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading "I want to buy some cough drops.
plural of “crony” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
someone who is a detective
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading "I want to buy some cough drops.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My throat is raw from the wet weather."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "And I want to get some reading matter," added Sam.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let us go to the village," suggested Tom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to buy some cough drops.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My throat is raw from the wet weather."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us go to the village," suggested Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
in like or similar manner
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "And I want to get some reading matter," added Sam.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My throat is raw from the wet weather."
approval to do something
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading My throat is raw from the wet weather."
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "And I want to get some reading matter," added Sam.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "And I want to get some reading matter," added Sam.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I want to buy some cough drops.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Let us go to the village," suggested Tom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading My throat is raw from the wet weather."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ROVER BOYS AND THE BULL About an hour after Lew Flapp and his cronies left camp, Dick Rover and his brothers received permission to do likewise.
male cat
From this reading "Let us go to the village," suggested Tom.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us go to the village," suggested Tom.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "Let us go to the village," suggested Tom.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want to buy some cough drops.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading My throat is raw from the wet weather."
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading My throat is raw from the wet weather."
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