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Chapter 20 of The Rover Boys in Southern Waters is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one." "I believe you, Dick. My, how the black clouds are rolling up!" "And just when we were doing so nicely too." The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.
Chapter 20 of The Rover Boys in Southern Waters is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.”
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.”
(dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person
From this reading “THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."”
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading “THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."”
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.”
in a nice way
From this reading “"And just when we were doing so nicely too."”
uttered with a trill
From this reading “My, how the black clouds are rolling up!"”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.”
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In this reading “The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.”
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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 THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
later than; following
From this reading The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And just when we were doing so nicely too."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I believe you, Dick.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading My, how the black clouds are rolling up!"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading My, how the black clouds are rolling up!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.
(dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person
From this reading THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "I believe you, Dick.
without deviation
From this reading The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "And just when we were doing so nicely too."
at any time
From this reading THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
the act of departing
From this reading THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My, how the black clouds are rolling up!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe you, Dick.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.
and nothing more
From this reading "And just when we were doing so nicely too."
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My, how the black clouds are rolling up!"
in a nice way
From this reading "And just when we were doing so nicely too."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
uttered with a trill
From this reading My, how the black clouds are rolling up!"
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And just when we were doing so nicely too."
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three Rover boys had come to the deck in a bunch, directly after the bath and a hearty meal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "And just when we were doing so nicely too."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading My, how the black clouds are rolling up!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE STORM ON THE GULF "Boys, we are going to have a corker of a storm if ever there was one."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And just when we were doing so nicely too."
at the time that
From this reading "And just when we were doing so nicely too."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I believe you, Dick.
Chapter 20 of The Rover Boys in Southern Waters by Edward Stratemeyer holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
Chapter 20 holds 131 sentences of The Rover Boys in Southern Waters, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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