Chapter 26 of The Rover Boys in the Air is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of The Rover Boys in the Air is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ROUND-UP--CONCLUSION "What's this?" "It's the Rovers!" "Who is this man--an officer?" "We are caught!" "Let me get out of here!"
Chapter 26 of The Rover Boys in the Air is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “"We are caught!"”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “THE ROUND-UP--CONCLUSION "What's this?"”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"Let me get out of here!"”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “"Let me get out of here!"”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let me get out of here!"”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “"Who is this man--an officer?"”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “"Who is this man--an officer?"”
plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “"It's the Rovers!"”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Who is this man--an officer?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are caught!"
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "We are caught!"
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading THE ROUND-UP--CONCLUSION "What's this?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Let me get out of here!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Let me get out of here!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is this man--an officer?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the Rovers!"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me get out of here!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Who is this man--an officer?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me get out of here!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Let me get out of here!"
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "Who is this man--an officer?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Let me get out of here!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROUND-UP--CONCLUSION "What's this?"
plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading "It's the Rovers!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROUND-UP--CONCLUSION "What's this?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE ROUND-UP--CONCLUSION "What's this?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are caught!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROUND-UP--CONCLUSION "What's this?"
which person or people
From this reading "Who is this man--an officer?"
Chapter 26 of The Rover Boys in the Air by Edward Stratemeyer holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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 26 holds 382 sentences of The Rover Boys in the Air, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 26 of The Rover Boys in the Air by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 382 sentences, grouped into 77 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 77 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 77 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 26 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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