Chapter 8 of The Rover Boys in the Air is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Rover Boys in the Air is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW ARRIVAL "Say, that's great!" "Be careful, Dick! Don't try too much!" "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely. Over the cornfield sailed the _Dartaway_ with Dick Rover the sole occupant.
Chapter 8 of The Rover Boys in the Air is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
From this reading “"He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.”
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading “"He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.”
a field planted with corn
From this reading “Over the cornfield sailed the _Dartaway_ with Dick Rover the sole occupant.”
someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading “Over the cornfield sailed the _Dartaway_ with Dick Rover the sole occupant.”
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading “"He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “Over the cornfield sailed the _Dartaway_ with Dick Rover the sole occupant.”
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “Over the cornfield sailed the _Dartaway_ with Dick Rover the sole occupant.”
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading “Over the cornfield sailed the _Dartaway_ with Dick Rover the sole occupant.”
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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 "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading THE NEW ARRIVAL "Say, that's great!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be careful, Dick!
old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
From this reading "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading "Be careful, Dick!
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.
a field planted with corn
From this reading Over the cornfield sailed the _Dartaway_ with Dick Rover the sole occupant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the cornfield sailed the _Dartaway_ with Dick Rover the sole occupant.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Be careful, Dick!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't try too much!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE NEW ARRIVAL "Say, that's great!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Don't try too much!"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW ARRIVAL "Say, that's great!"
someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading Over the cornfield sailed the _Dartaway_ with Dick Rover the sole occupant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the cornfield sailed the _Dartaway_ with Dick Rover the sole occupant.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading Over the cornfield sailed the _Dartaway_ with Dick Rover the sole occupant.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Over the cornfield sailed the _Dartaway_ with Dick Rover the sole occupant.
express in words
From this reading THE NEW ARRIVAL "Say, that's great!"
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading Over the cornfield sailed the _Dartaway_ with Dick Rover the sole occupant.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEW ARRIVAL "Say, that's great!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW ARRIVAL "Say, that's great!"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Don't try too much!"
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Don't try too much!"
precisely as stated
From this reading "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.
which person or people
From this reading "He made a very good start," came from Captain Colby, who was watching the progress of the biplane closely.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Over the cornfield sailed the _Dartaway_ with Dick Rover the sole occupant.
Chapter 8 of The Rover Boys in the Air by Edward Stratemeyer holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 8 holds 186 sentences of The Rover Boys in the Air, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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