Chapter II
Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys on a Hunt is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEWS OF IMPORTANCE "Battalion attention! Shoulder arms! Forward march!" Boom! Boom!
The Rover Boys on a Hunt
Chapter II · Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys on a Hunt is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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NEWS
OF
IMPORTANCE
"Battalion
attention!
Shoulder
arms!
Forward
march!"
Boom!
Boom!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Rover Boys on a Hunt
Chapter II · Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys on a Hunt is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
NEWS
OF
IMPORTANCE
"Battalion
attention!
/nuːz ʌv ˌɪmˈpɔːrtəns bəˈtæljən əˈtenʃən/
Line 2
Shoulder
arms!
/ˈʃoʊldər ɑːrmz/
Line 3
Forward
march!"
/ˈfɔːrwərd mɑːrtʃ/
Line 4
Boom!
/buːm/
Line 5
Boom!
/buːm/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “NEWS OF IMPORTANCE "Battalion attention!”
Battalion
noun
US /bəˈtæljən/
an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading “NEWS OF IMPORTANCE "Battalion attention!”
Boom
verb
US /buːm/
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading “Boom!”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “Forward march!"”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading “NEWS OF IMPORTANCE "Battalion attention!”
march in a procession
From this reading “Forward march!"”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “NEWS OF IMPORTANCE "Battalion attention!”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “Shoulder arms!”
All words in this reading · 10
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Shoulder arms!
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading NEWS OF IMPORTANCE "Battalion attention!
BattalionnounUS /bəˈtæljən/
an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading NEWS OF IMPORTANCE "Battalion attention!
BoomverbUS /buːm/
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading Boom!
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Forward march!"
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading NEWS OF IMPORTANCE "Battalion attention!
march in a procession
From this reading Forward march!"
information about recent and important events
From this reading NEWS OF IMPORTANCE "Battalion attention!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWS OF IMPORTANCE "Battalion attention!
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Shoulder arms!
Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys on a Hunt by Edward Stratemeyer holds 139 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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Chapter 2 holds 139 sentences of The Rover Boys on a Hunt, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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Vocabulary met early in The Rover Boys on a Hunt
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Rover Boys on a Hunt, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Attack
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Rover Boys on a Hunt; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Rover
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- Unexpected
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- Chance
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