Chapter 5 of The Rover Boys In The Mountains is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Rover Boys In The Mountains is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SCENE IN THE SCHOOLROOM. In the meantime, what of affairs in the dormitory? Was all going as quietly as Tom had anticipated? As soon as Tom went below Dick locked the door, then turned again to the window. Sam was trying to climb from one room to the next, but could not get a satisfactory hold.
Chapter 5 of The Rover Boys In The Mountains is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expected hopefully
From this reading “Was all going as quietly as Tom had anticipated?”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Sam was trying to climb from one room to the next, but could not get a satisfactory hold.”
a college or university building containing living quarters for students
From this reading “In the meantime, what of affairs in the dormitory?”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “As soon as Tom went below Dick locked the door, then turned again to the window.”
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading “In the meantime, what of affairs in the dormitory?”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Sam was trying to climb from one room to the next, but could not get a satisfactory hold.”
giving satisfaction
From this reading “Sam was trying to climb from one room to the next, but could not get a satisfactory hold.”
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading “A SCENE IN THE SCHOOLROOM.”
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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 A SCENE IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
matters of personal concern
From this reading In the meantime, what of affairs in the dormitory?
anew
From this reading As soon as Tom went below Dick locked the door, then turned again to the window.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Was all going as quietly as Tom had anticipated?
expected hopefully
From this reading Was all going as quietly as Tom had anticipated?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Was all going as quietly as Tom had anticipated?
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading As soon as Tom went below Dick locked the door, then turned again to the window.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sam was trying to climb from one room to the next, but could not get a satisfactory hold.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Sam was trying to climb from one room to the next, but could not get a satisfactory hold.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sam was trying to climb from one room to the next, but could not get a satisfactory hold.
someone who is a detective
From this reading As soon as Tom went below Dick locked the door, then turned again to the window.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading As soon as Tom went below Dick locked the door, then turned again to the window.
a college or university building containing living quarters for students
From this reading In the meantime, what of affairs in the dormitory?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sam was trying to climb from one room to the next, but could not get a satisfactory hold.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Sam was trying to climb from one room to the next, but could not get a satisfactory hold.
the act of departing
From this reading Was all going as quietly as Tom had anticipated?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Was all going as quietly as Tom had anticipated?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Sam was trying to climb from one room to the next, but could not get a satisfactory hold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SCENE IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading As soon as Tom went below Dick locked the door, then turned again to the window.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime, what of affairs in the dormitory?
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Sam was trying to climb from one room to the next, but could not get a satisfactory hold.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sam was trying to climb from one room to the next, but could not get a satisfactory hold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the meantime, what of affairs in the dormitory?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sam was trying to climb from one room to the next, but could not get a satisfactory hold.
with low volume
From this reading Was all going as quietly as Tom had anticipated?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Sam was trying to climb from one room to the next, but could not get a satisfactory hold.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Sam was trying to climb from one room to the next, but could not get a satisfactory hold.
giving satisfaction
From this reading Sam was trying to climb from one room to the next, but could not get a satisfactory hold.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading A SCENE IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading A SCENE IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as Tom went below Dick locked the door, then turned again to the window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SCENE IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading As soon as Tom went below Dick locked the door, then turned again to the window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as Tom went below Dick locked the door, then turned again to the window.
male cat
From this reading Was all going as quietly as Tom had anticipated?
hard to endure
From this reading Sam was trying to climb from one room to the next, but could not get a satisfactory hold.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading As soon as Tom went below Dick locked the door, then turned again to the window.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was all going as quietly as Tom had anticipated?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As soon as Tom went below Dick locked the door, then turned again to the window.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In the meantime, what of affairs in the dormitory?
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading As soon as Tom went below Dick locked the door, then turned again to the window.
Chapter 5 of The Rover Boys In The Mountains by Edward Stratemeyer holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 5 holds 131 sentences of The Rover Boys In The Mountains, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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