Chapter 6 of The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLAYING HIXLEY HIGH "Now for some real baseball practice, boys!" "Right you are, Jack! I'm mighty glad it has cleared off at last." "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison. "I had no idea they would ask for a match so early in the season."
Chapter 6 of The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completing its life cycle within a year
From this reading “"If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.”
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading “PLAYING HIXLEY HIGH "Now for some real baseball practice, boys!"”
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “I'm mighty glad it has cleared off at last."”
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “"If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “"I had no idea they would ask for a match so early in the season."”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “PLAYING HIXLEY HIGH "Now for some real baseball practice, boys!"”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “PLAYING HIXLEY HIGH "Now for some real baseball practice, boys!"”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “"I had no idea they would ask for a match so early in the season."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “"If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.”
increase the likelihood of
In this reading “"I had no idea they would ask for a match so early in the season."”
place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
In this reading “"If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I had no idea they would ask for a match so early in the season."
completing its life cycle within a year
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Right you are, Jack!
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I had no idea they would ask for a match so early in the season."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I'm mighty glad it has cleared off at last."
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading PLAYING HIXLEY HIGH "Now for some real baseball practice, boys!"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading PLAYING HIXLEY HIGH "Now for some real baseball practice, boys!"
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading I'm mighty glad it has cleared off at last."
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "I had no idea they would ask for a match so early in the season."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PLAYING HIXLEY HIGH "Now for some real baseball practice, boys!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I'm mighty glad it has cleared off at last."
the act of departing
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm mighty glad it has cleared off at last."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading PLAYING HIXLEY HIGH "Now for some real baseball practice, boys!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLAYING HIXLEY HIGH "Now for some real baseball practice, boys!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had no idea they would ask for a match so early in the season."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm mighty glad it has cleared off at last."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I had no idea they would ask for a match so early in the season."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm mighty glad it has cleared off at last."
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Right you are, Jack!
immediately past
From this reading I'm mighty glad it has cleared off at last."
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading "I had no idea they would ask for a match so early in the season."
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading I'm mighty glad it has cleared off at last."
not any; not one
From this reading "I had no idea they would ask for a match so early in the season."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading PLAYING HIXLEY HIGH "Now for some real baseball practice, boys!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I'm mighty glad it has cleared off at last."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading PLAYING HIXLEY HIGH "Now for some real baseball practice, boys!"
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading PLAYING HIXLEY HIGH "Now for some real baseball practice, boys!"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading PLAYING HIXLEY HIGH "Now for some real baseball practice, boys!"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right you are, Jack!
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading "I had no idea they would ask for a match so early in the season."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I had no idea they would ask for a match so early in the season."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading PLAYING HIXLEY HIGH "Now for some real baseball practice, boys!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I had no idea they would ask for a match so early in the season."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I had no idea they would ask for a match so early in the season."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If we are going to have our annual game with Hixley High two weeks from to-day we had better get busy," put in Gif Garrison.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I had no idea they would ask for a match so early in the season."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Right you are, Jack!
Chapter 6 of The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck by Edward Stratemeyer holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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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