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Chapter 12 of The Rover Boys in Southern Waters is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest. That it came from the gasoline launch none of them doubted. "If we can only catch up to them," said Tom. "And do it on the sly!" "We want to be on guard--they may be ready to do some shooting," returned Sam.
Chapter 12 of The Rover Boys in Southern Waters is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading “That it came from the gasoline launch none of them doubted.”
a short vivid experience
From this reading “WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.”
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading “That it came from the gasoline launch none of them doubted.”
a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
From this reading “WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.”
set up or found
From this reading “That it came from the gasoline launch none of them doubted.”
plural of “rocket” — any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading “WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “"We want to be on guard--they may be ready to do some shooting," returned Sam.”
marked by skill in deception
From this reading “"And do it on the sly!"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.”
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.”
reach the point where one should be after a delay
In this reading “"If we can only catch up to them," said Tom.”
In this reading “That it came from the gasoline launch none of them doubted.”
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.
(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 WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And do it on the sly!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We want to be on guard--they may be ready to do some shooting," returned Sam.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That it came from the gasoline launch none of them doubted.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If we can only catch up to them," said Tom.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "If we can only catch up to them," said Tom.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And do it on the sly!"
past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading That it came from the gasoline launch none of them doubted.
a short vivid experience
From this reading WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That it came from the gasoline launch none of them doubted.
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading That it came from the gasoline launch none of them doubted.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading "We want to be on guard--they may be ready to do some shooting," returned Sam.
a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
From this reading WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If we can only catch up to them," said Tom.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That it came from the gasoline launch none of them doubted.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.
set up or found
From this reading That it came from the gasoline launch none of them doubted.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "We want to be on guard--they may be ready to do some shooting," returned Sam.
not one, and not any
From this reading That it came from the gasoline launch none of them doubted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.
and nothing more
From this reading "If we can only catch up to them," said Tom.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "We want to be on guard--they may be ready to do some shooting," returned Sam.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "We want to be on guard--they may be ready to do some shooting," returned Sam.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.
plural of “rocket” — any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If we can only catch up to them," said Tom.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "We want to be on guard--they may be ready to do some shooting," returned Sam.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "We want to be on guard--they may be ready to do some shooting," returned Sam.
marked by skill in deception
From this reading "And do it on the sly!"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "We want to be on guard--they may be ready to do some shooting," returned Sam.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That it came from the gasoline launch none of them doubted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That it came from the gasoline launch none of them doubted.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We want to be on guard--they may be ready to do some shooting," returned Sam.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If we can only catch up to them," said Tom.
male cat
From this reading "If we can only catch up to them," said Tom.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "If we can only catch up to them," said Tom.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "We want to be on guard--they may be ready to do some shooting," returned Sam.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If we can only catch up to them," said Tom.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHAT THE ROCKETS REVEALED All of those on board of the houseboat watched the flashing light with keen interest.
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