Chapter 27 of The Rover Boys in Southern Waters is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Rover Boys in Southern Waters is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TURNING THE TABLES "Be quiet, Baxter," said Dick, softly but firmly. "Don't you dare to make another sound." "I--I thought you were--were--asleep," faltered the former bully of Putnam Hall. "That you--" "That he had drank the poisoned water, eh?" "Ye--es."
Chapter 27 of The Rover Boys in Southern Waters is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in a state of sleep
From this reading “"I--I thought you were--were--asleep," faltered the former bully of Putnam Hall.”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “"I--I thought you were--were--asleep," faltered the former bully of Putnam Hall.”
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading “"That you--" "That he had drank the poisoned water, eh?"”
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading “"I--I thought you were--were--asleep," faltered the former bully of Putnam Hall.”
with resolute determination
From this reading “TURNING THE TABLES "Be quiet, Baxter," said Dick, softly but firmly.”
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading “"That you--" "That he had drank the poisoned water, eh?"”
with low volume
From this reading “TURNING THE TABLES "Be quiet, Baxter," said Dick, softly but firmly.”
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “TURNING THE TABLES "Be quiet, Baxter," said Dick, softly but firmly.”
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.
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Don't you dare to make another sound."
in a state of sleep
From this reading "I--I thought you were--were--asleep," faltered the former bully of Putnam Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES "Be quiet, Baxter," said Dick, softly but firmly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES "Be quiet, Baxter," said Dick, softly but firmly.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading "I--I thought you were--were--asleep," faltered the former bully of Putnam Hall.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES "Be quiet, Baxter," said Dick, softly but firmly.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "Don't you dare to make another sound."
someone who is a detective
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES "Be quiet, Baxter," said Dick, softly but firmly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you dare to make another sound."
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading "That you--" "That he had drank the poisoned water, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That you--" "That he had drank the poisoned water, eh?"
a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
From this reading "Ye--es."
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading "I--I thought you were--were--asleep," faltered the former bully of Putnam Hall.
with resolute determination
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES "Be quiet, Baxter," said Dick, softly but firmly.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading "I--I thought you were--were--asleep," faltered the former bully of Putnam Hall.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "That you--" "That he had drank the poisoned water, eh?"
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "I--I thought you were--were--asleep," faltered the former bully of Putnam Hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That you--" "That he had drank the poisoned water, eh?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I--I thought you were--were--asleep," faltered the former bully of Putnam Hall.
engage in
From this reading "Don't you dare to make another sound."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I--I thought you were--were--asleep," faltered the former bully of Putnam Hall.
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading "That you--" "That he had drank the poisoned water, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I--I thought you were--were--asleep," faltered the former bully of Putnam Hall.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES "Be quiet, Baxter," said Dick, softly but firmly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES "Be quiet, Baxter," said Dick, softly but firmly.
with low volume
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES "Be quiet, Baxter," said Dick, softly but firmly.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "Don't you dare to make another sound."
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES "Be quiet, Baxter," said Dick, softly but firmly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That you--" "That he had drank the poisoned water, eh?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES "Be quiet, Baxter," said Dick, softly but firmly.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I--I thought you were--were--asleep," faltered the former bully of Putnam Hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't you dare to make another sound."
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES "Be quiet, Baxter," said Dick, softly but firmly.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "That you--" "That he had drank the poisoned water, eh?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I--I thought you were--were--asleep," faltered the former bully of Putnam Hall.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Ye--es."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you dare to make another sound."
Chapter 27 of The Rover Boys in Southern Waters by Edward Stratemeyer holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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 27 holds 137 sentences of The Rover Boys in Southern Waters, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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