Chapter 30 of The Rover Boys in New York is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Rover Boys in New York is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. DICK ROVER--CONCLUSION "The day of days, Dick!" "Right you are, Sam! And what a perfect day it is!" "Oh, I had this weather made to order," came from Tom Rover, with a grin.
Chapter 30 of The Rover Boys in New York is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “DICK ROVER--CONCLUSION "The day of days, Dick!"”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “DICK ROVER--CONCLUSION "The day of days, Dick!"”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “"Oh, I had this weather made to order," came from Tom Rover, with a grin.”
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading “And what a perfect day it is!"”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “DICK ROVER--CONCLUSION "The day of days, Dick!"”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"Right you are, Sam!”
male cat
From this reading “"Oh, I had this weather made to order," came from Tom Rover, with a grin.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “"Oh, I had this weather made to order," came from Tom Rover, with a grin.”
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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 And what a perfect day it is!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what a perfect day it is!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Right you are, Sam!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, I had this weather made to order," came from Tom Rover, with a grin.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading DICK ROVER--CONCLUSION "The day of days, Dick!"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading DICK ROVER--CONCLUSION "The day of days, Dick!"
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading DICK ROVER--CONCLUSION "The day of days, Dick!"
someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK ROVER--CONCLUSION "The day of days, Dick!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Oh, I had this weather made to order," came from Tom Rover, with a grin.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "Oh, I had this weather made to order," came from Tom Rover, with a grin.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh, I had this weather made to order," came from Tom Rover, with a grin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I had this weather made to order," came from Tom Rover, with a grin.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And what a perfect day it is!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And what a perfect day it is!"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Oh, I had this weather made to order," came from Tom Rover, with a grin.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DICK ROVER--CONCLUSION "The day of days, Dick!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I had this weather made to order," came from Tom Rover, with a grin.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "Oh, I had this weather made to order," came from Tom Rover, with a grin.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading And what a perfect day it is!"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right you are, Sam!
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading DICK ROVER--CONCLUSION "The day of days, Dick!"
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Right you are, Sam!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DICK ROVER--CONCLUSION "The day of days, Dick!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I had this weather made to order," came from Tom Rover, with a grin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, I had this weather made to order," came from Tom Rover, with a grin.
male cat
From this reading "Oh, I had this weather made to order," came from Tom Rover, with a grin.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "Oh, I had this weather made to order," came from Tom Rover, with a grin.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what a perfect day it is!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, I had this weather made to order," came from Tom Rover, with a grin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Right you are, Sam!
Chapter 30 of The Rover Boys in New York by Edward Stratemeyer holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
Chapter 30 holds 132 sentences of The Rover Boys in New York, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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