Chapter 9 of The Rover Boys on a Hunt is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Rover Boys on a Hunt is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RESCUE "There's a man left in there!" "He says his leg is caught fast!" "Help! Help!" came more faintly from the interior of the burning car. "Help, or I'll be burnt to death!"
Chapter 9 of The Rover Boys on a Hunt is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 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 burning something
From this reading “Help!" came more faintly from the interior of the burning car.”
ruined by overcooking
From this reading “"Help, or I'll be burnt to death!"”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Help!" came more faintly from the interior of the burning car.”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “Help!" came more faintly from the interior of the burning car.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “"He says his leg is caught fast!"”
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading “Help!" came more faintly from the interior of the burning car.”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “"He says his leg is caught fast!"”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “THE RESCUE "There's a man left in there!"”
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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 THE RESCUE "There's a man left in there!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Help, or I'll be burnt to death!"
the act of burning something
From this reading Help!" came more faintly from the interior of the burning car.
ruined by overcooking
From this reading "Help, or I'll be burnt to death!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Help!" came more faintly from the interior of the burning car.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Help!" came more faintly from the interior of the burning car.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "He says his leg is caught fast!"
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Help, or I'll be burnt to death!"
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading Help!" came more faintly from the interior of the burning car.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "He says his leg is caught fast!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Help!" came more faintly from the interior of the burning car.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He says his leg is caught fast!"
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Help!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He says his leg is caught fast!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Help, or I'll be burnt to death!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RESCUE "There's a man left in there!"
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading Help!" came more faintly from the interior of the burning car.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He says his leg is caught fast!"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE RESCUE "There's a man left in there!"
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading "He says his leg is caught fast!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE RESCUE "There's a man left in there!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Help!" came more faintly from the interior of the burning car.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Help!" came more faintly from the interior of the burning car.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Help, or I'll be burnt to death!"
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE RESCUE "There's a man left in there!"
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "He says his leg is caught fast!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE "There's a man left in there!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE RESCUE "There's a man left in there!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RESCUE "There's a man left in there!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Help, or I'll be burnt to death!"
Chapter 9 of The Rover Boys on a Hunt by Edward Stratemeyer holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 9 holds 141 sentences of The Rover Boys on a Hunt, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Rover Boys on a Hunt by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 141 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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