Chapter 17 of The Rover Boys In The Mountains is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Rover Boys In The Mountains is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY. "Tom, we have missed it!" "It looks like it, Sam." "What we took for the river wasn't the river at all. We must be a mile or two out of the way."
Chapter 17 of The Rover Boys In The Mountains is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 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.
the act of discovering something
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “"It looks like it, Sam."”
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “We must be a mile or two out of the way."”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"Tom, we have missed it!"”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “"What we took for the river wasn't the river at all.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"It looks like it, Sam."”
male cat
From this reading “"Tom, we have missed it!"”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY.”
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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 We must be a mile or two out of the way."
(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 "What we took for the river wasn't the river at all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What we took for the river wasn't the river at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We must be a mile or two out of the way."
the act of discovering something
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What we took for the river wasn't the river at all.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Tom, we have missed it!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Tom, we have missed it!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It looks like it, Sam."
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "It looks like it, Sam."
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We must be a mile or two out of the way."
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Tom, we have missed it!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must be a mile or two out of the way."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We must be a mile or two out of the way."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We must be a mile or two out of the way."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We must be a mile or two out of the way."
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "What we took for the river wasn't the river at all.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "It looks like it, Sam."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What we took for the river wasn't the river at all.
male cat
From this reading "Tom, we have missed it!"
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "What we took for the river wasn't the river at all.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We must be a mile or two out of the way."
not expected or anticipated
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What we took for the river wasn't the river at all.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We must be a mile or two out of the way."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Tom, we have missed it!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What we took for the river wasn't the river at all.
Chapter 17 of The Rover Boys In The Mountains by Edward Stratemeyer holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 17 holds 129 sentences of The Rover Boys In The Mountains, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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