Chapter 1 of The Rover Boys In The Mountains is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Rover Boys In The Mountains is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOYS OF PUTNAM HALL. "Hurrah, boys, the lake is frozen over! We'll be sure to have good skating by to-morrow afternoon!" "That's fine news, Tom," came from Sam Rover. "I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."
Chapter 1 of The Rover Boys In The Mountains is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading “"I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."”
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading “"Hurrah, boys, the lake is frozen over!”
a victory cheer
From this reading “"Hurrah, boys, the lake is frozen over!”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “"That's fine news, Tom," came from Sam Rover.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"That's fine news, Tom," came from Sam Rover.”
sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading “"I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."”
the sport of gliding on skates
From this reading “We'll be sure to have good skating by to-morrow afternoon!"”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."”
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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've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading "I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading We'll be sure to have good skating by to-morrow afternoon!"
in the past
From this reading "I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We'll be sure to have good skating by to-morrow afternoon!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE BOYS OF PUTNAM HALL.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We'll be sure to have good skating by to-morrow afternoon!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "That's fine news, Tom," came from Sam Rover.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."
at any time
From this reading "I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."
to certain extent or degree
From this reading "I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "That's fine news, Tom," came from Sam Rover.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "That's fine news, Tom," came from Sam Rover.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading "Hurrah, boys, the lake is frozen over!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We'll be sure to have good skating by to-morrow afternoon!"
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE BOYS OF PUTNAM HALL.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We'll be sure to have good skating by to-morrow afternoon!"
a victory cheer
From this reading "Hurrah, boys, the lake is frozen over!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Hurrah, boys, the lake is frozen over!
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading "Hurrah, boys, the lake is frozen over!
information about recent and important events
From this reading "That's fine news, Tom," came from Sam Rover.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BOYS OF PUTNAM HALL.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Hurrah, boys, the lake is frozen over!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOYS OF PUTNAM HALL.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading "That's fine news, Tom," came from Sam Rover.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "That's fine news, Tom," came from Sam Rover.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."
sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading "I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."
the sport of gliding on skates
From this reading We'll be sure to have good skating by to-morrow afternoon!"
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading We'll be sure to have good skating by to-morrow afternoon!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's fine news, Tom," came from Sam Rover.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOYS OF PUTNAM HALL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We'll be sure to have good skating by to-morrow afternoon!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll be sure to have good skating by to-morrow afternoon!"
male cat
From this reading "That's fine news, Tom," came from Sam Rover.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll be sure to have good skating by to-morrow afternoon!"
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "I've been fairly aching for a skate ever since that cold snap of two weeks ago."
Chapter 1 of The Rover Boys In The Mountains by Edward Stratemeyer holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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.
Chapter 1 holds 108 sentences of The Rover Boys In The Mountains, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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