Chapter 1 of The Rover Boys in the Jungle is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Rover Boys in the Jungle is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Back to Putnam Hall again, boys! Hurrah!" "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover. "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home." "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
Chapter 1 of The Rover Boys in the Jungle is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “"I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “"Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.”
a victory cheer
From this reading “Hurrah!"”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “"I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “"Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.”
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “"Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
anew
From this reading "Back to Putnam Hall again, boys!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Back to Putnam Hall again, boys!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Back to Putnam Hall again, boys!
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "Back to Putnam Hall again, boys!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
a victory cheer
From this reading Hurrah!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Back to Putnam Hall again, boys!
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
express in words
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Back to Putnam Hall again, boys!
male cat
From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
Chapter 1 of The Rover Boys in the Jungle by Edward Stratemeyer holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 1 holds 94 sentences of The Rover Boys in the Jungle, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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