Chapter 5 of The Rover Boys in New York is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Rover Boys in New York is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWO VISITORS "That's the last of the Dartaway!" "Are you hurt, Dick?" "My, wasn't that a narrow escape!" "A minute later and it would have been all up with us!" "I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.
Chapter 5 of The Rover Boys in New York is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who is a detective
From this reading “"Are you hurt, Dick?"”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “"I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “"Are you hurt, Dick?"”
a compact mass
From this reading “"I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.”
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading “"My, wasn't that a narrow escape!"”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “"I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.”
with speed
From this reading “"I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “TWO VISITORS "That's the last of the Dartaway!"”
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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 "My, wasn't that a narrow escape!"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "A minute later and it would have been all up with us!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A minute later and it would have been all up with us!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you hurt, Dick?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "A minute later and it would have been all up with us!"
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From this reading TWO VISITORS "That's the last of the Dartaway!"
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Are you hurt, Dick?"
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "My, wasn't that a narrow escape!"
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading "I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "A minute later and it would have been all up with us!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.
be the source of pain
From this reading "Are you hurt, Dick?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "A minute later and it would have been all up with us!"
immediately past
From this reading TWO VISITORS "That's the last of the Dartaway!"
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "A minute later and it would have been all up with us!"
a compact mass
From this reading "I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "A minute later and it would have been all up with us!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My, wasn't that a narrow escape!"
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading "My, wasn't that a narrow escape!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO VISITORS "That's the last of the Dartaway!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.
with speed
From this reading "I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading "I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.
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From this reading "I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My, wasn't that a narrow escape!"
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From this reading TWO VISITORS "That's the last of the Dartaway!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO VISITORS "That's the last of the Dartaway!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO VISITORS "That's the last of the Dartaway!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "A minute later and it would have been all up with us!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A minute later and it would have been all up with us!"
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading TWO VISITORS "That's the last of the Dartaway!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My, wasn't that a narrow escape!"
in or at the place that
From this reading "I--I guess I'm all right," stammered Dick, putting one hand to his forehead, where a lump was rapidly rising.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "A minute later and it would have been all up with us!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "A minute later and it would have been all up with us!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you hurt, Dick?"
Chapter 5 of The Rover Boys in New York by Edward Stratemeyer holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
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