Chapter 4 of The Rover Boys in New York is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Rover Boys in New York is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END OF THE "DARTAWAY" "Quit college? Oh, Dick, do you want to do that?" "Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career. That seems to be more in Tom and Sam's line. I like business, and I'd enjoy getting into something big, something worth while.
Chapter 4 of The Rover Boys in New York is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “"Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career.”
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “THE END OF THE "DARTAWAY" "Quit college?”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Oh, Dick, do you want to do that?"”
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “I like business, and I'd enjoy getting into something big, something worth while.”
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading “"Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career.”
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading “"Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career.”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “THE END OF THE "DARTAWAY" "Quit college?”
possessive form of “sam” — a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “That seems to be more in Tom and Sam's line.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That seems to be more in Tom and Sam's line.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I like business, and I'd enjoy getting into something big, something worth while.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I like business, and I'd enjoy getting into something big, something worth while.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading "Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading THE END OF THE "DARTAWAY" "Quit college?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE END OF THE "DARTAWAY" "Quit college?
someone who is a detective
From this reading Oh, Dick, do you want to do that?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Oh, Dick, do you want to do that?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE "DARTAWAY" "Quit college?
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading I like business, and I'd enjoy getting into something big, something worth while.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career.
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading "Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I like business, and I'd enjoy getting into something big, something worth while.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like business, and I'd enjoy getting into something big, something worth while.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That seems to be more in Tom and Sam's line.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I like business, and I'd enjoy getting into something big, something worth while.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I like business, and I'd enjoy getting into something big, something worth while.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading That seems to be more in Tom and Sam's line.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That seems to be more in Tom and Sam's line.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE "DARTAWAY" "Quit college?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Dick, do you want to do that?"
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading "Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading THE END OF THE "DARTAWAY" "Quit college?
possessive form of “sam” — a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading That seems to be more in Tom and Sam's line.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading That seems to be more in Tom and Sam's line.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I like business, and I'd enjoy getting into something big, something worth while.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, Dick, do you want to do that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE "DARTAWAY" "Quit college?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, Dick, do you want to do that?"
male cat
From this reading That seems to be more in Tom and Sam's line.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Oh, Dick, do you want to do that?"
during the time that
From this reading I like business, and I'd enjoy getting into something big, something worth while.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading I like business, and I'd enjoy getting into something big, something worth while.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Not exactly, Dora--and yet I don't think I am exactly fitted for a professional career.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, Dick, do you want to do that?"
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