Chapter 30 of The Rover Boys in the Jungle is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Rover Boys in the Jungle is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover. "And not a soul in sight." "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts. "I guess the men went away to fight us." "Probably you are right, Tom.
Chapter 30 of The Rover Boys in the Jungle is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “"I guess the men went away to fight us."”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"I guess the men went away to fight us."”
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading “"There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “"There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “"Probably you are right, Tom.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.”
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 FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And not a soul in sight."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I guess the men went away to fight us."
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "I guess the men went away to fight us."
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess the men went away to fight us."
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess the men went away to fight us."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And not a soul in sight."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.
the force of workers available
From this reading "I guess the men went away to fight us."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And not a soul in sight."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "Probably you are right, Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Probably you are right, Tom.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "And not a soul in sight."
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "And not a soul in sight."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
male cat
From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I guess the men went away to fight us."
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I guess the men went away to fight us."
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Probably you are right, Tom.
Chapter 30 of The Rover Boys in the Jungle by Edward Stratemeyer holds 62 sentences, grouped into 13 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 30 holds 62 sentences of The Rover Boys in the Jungle, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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