Chapter 3 of The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO THE RESCUE "Don't leave us! Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream. "We're not going to leave you," answered the young captain of the Colby Hall cadets. "We are going to try to get to that tree and move it. Keep up your courage."
Chapter 3 of The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading “"We're not going to leave you," answered the young captain of the Colby Hall cadets.”
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading “Keep up your courage."”
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “TO THE RESCUE "Don't leave us!”
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.”
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.”
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In this reading “Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.”
In this reading “Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.”
maintain a required pace or level
In this reading “Keep up your courage."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "We're not going to leave you," answered the young captain of the Colby Hall cadets.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are going to try to get to that tree and move it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading "We're not going to leave you," answered the young captain of the Colby Hall cadets.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "We're not going to leave you," answered the young captain of the Colby Hall cadets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're not going to leave you," answered the young captain of the Colby Hall cadets.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading Keep up your courage."
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Don't leave us!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We are going to try to get to that tree and move it.
the act of departing
From this reading "We're not going to leave you," answered the young captain of the Colby Hall cadets.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "We're not going to leave you," answered the young captain of the Colby Hall cadets.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We are going to try to get to that tree and move it.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Keep up your courage."
go away from a place
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Don't leave us!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We are going to try to get to that tree and move it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We're not going to leave you," answered the young captain of the Colby Hall cadets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
above and across; more than
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
free from harm or evil
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Don't leave us!
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
cut with a saw
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We are going to try to get to that tree and move it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Don't leave us!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Don't leave us!
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "We are going to try to get to that tree and move it.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "We are going to try to get to that tree and move it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Don't leave us!" shouted the man in the middle of the river, as he saw Jack and the others crawling over the rocky shore up the stream.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TO THE RESCUE "Don't leave us!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are going to try to get to that tree and move it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're not going to leave you," answered the young captain of the Colby Hall cadets.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We're not going to leave you," answered the young captain of the Colby Hall cadets.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "We're not going to leave you," answered the young captain of the Colby Hall cadets.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Keep up your courage."
Chapter 3 of The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck by Edward Stratemeyer holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
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