Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys in the Jungle is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys in the Jungle is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHO WAS GUILTY? "Boys, I've had my trunk looted!" "And I've had my trousers' pockets picked!" "And the half-dollar I left on the bureau is gone!" Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.
Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys in the Jungle is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an administrative unit of government
From this reading “"And the half-dollar I left on the bureau is gone!"”
on a floor below
From this reading “Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.”
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.”
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
From this reading “"Boys, I've had my trunk looted!"”
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “"And I've had my trousers' pockets picked!"”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.”
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading “"And I've had my trousers' pockets picked!"”
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading “"Boys, I've had my trunk looted!"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I've had my trousers' pockets picked!"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Boys, I've had my trunk looted!"
an administrative unit of government
From this reading "And the half-dollar I left on the bureau is gone!"
on a floor below
From this reading Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "And the half-dollar I left on the bureau is gone!"
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading WHO WAS GUILTY?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Boys, I've had my trunk looted!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And the half-dollar I left on the bureau is gone!"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And the half-dollar I left on the bureau is gone!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Boys, I've had my trunk looted!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And the half-dollar I left on the bureau is gone!"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "And the half-dollar I left on the bureau is gone!"
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
From this reading "Boys, I've had my trunk looted!"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Boys, I've had my trunk looted!"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And the half-dollar I left on the bureau is gone!"
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading "And I've had my trousers' pockets picked!"
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading "And I've had my trousers' pockets picked!"
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And the half-dollar I left on the bureau is gone!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading "And I've had my trousers' pockets picked!"
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading "Boys, I've had my trunk looted!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHO WAS GUILTY?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.
at the time that
From this reading Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such were some of the excited exclamations which the Rover boys heard when they went downstairs the next morning.
which person or people
From this reading WHO WAS GUILTY?
Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys in the Jungle by Edward Stratemeyer holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 7 holds 151 sentences of The Rover Boys in the Jungle, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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