Chapter 25 of The Rover Boys in Camp is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Rover Boys in Camp is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAM SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO "It was another trick. He knocked me down on purpose." Thus spoke Sam, as soon as he could get a hearing. "Well, if that isn't beastly!" cried Franell, in apparent surprise. "I knocked him over!
Chapter 25 of The Rover Boys in Camp is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “"Well, if that isn't beastly!" cried Franell, in apparent surprise.”
(informal) very unpleasant
From this reading “"Well, if that isn't beastly!" cried Franell, in apparent surprise.”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading “Thus spoke Sam, as soon as he could get a hearing.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “He knocked me down on purpose."”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “SAM SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO "It was another trick.”
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading “SAM SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO "It was another trick.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “"Well, if that isn't beastly!" cried Franell, in apparent surprise.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “SAM SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO "It was another trick.”
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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 Thus spoke Sam, as soon as he could get a hearing.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading SAM SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO "It was another trick.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading "Well, if that isn't beastly!" cried Franell, in apparent surprise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus spoke Sam, as soon as he could get a hearing.
(informal) very unpleasant
From this reading "Well, if that isn't beastly!" cried Franell, in apparent surprise.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading SAM SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO "It was another trick.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Thus spoke Sam, as soon as he could get a hearing.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Well, if that isn't beastly!" cried Franell, in apparent surprise.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading SAM SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO "It was another trick.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He knocked me down on purpose."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, if that isn't beastly!" cried Franell, in apparent surprise.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Thus spoke Sam, as soon as he could get a hearing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SAM SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO "It was another trick.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Thus spoke Sam, as soon as he could get a hearing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I knocked him over!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I knocked him over!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, if that isn't beastly!" cried Franell, in apparent surprise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, if that isn't beastly!" cried Franell, in apparent surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, if that isn't beastly!" cried Franell, in apparent surprise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SAM SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO "It was another trick.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading He knocked me down on purpose."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He knocked me down on purpose."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He knocked me down on purpose."
above and across; more than
From this reading "I knocked him over!
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading He knocked me down on purpose."
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading SAM SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO "It was another trick.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading SAM SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO "It was another trick.
in the near future
From this reading Thus spoke Sam, as soon as he could get a hearing.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Thus spoke Sam, as soon as he could get a hearing.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Well, if that isn't beastly!" cried Franell, in apparent surprise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, if that isn't beastly!" cried Franell, in apparent surprise.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus spoke Sam, as soon as he could get a hearing.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading SAM SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO "It was another trick.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SAM SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO "It was another trick.
(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 "Well, if that isn't beastly!" cried Franell, in apparent surprise.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading SAM SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO "It was another trick.
Chapter 25 of The Rover Boys in Camp by Edward Stratemeyer holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
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