Chapter 5 of The Rover Boys on a Tour is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Rover Boys on a Tour is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE RAILROAD STATION "See anybody, Sam?" "Nobody that looks like that man, Spud, but there is Mr. Sanderson's horse with the cutter." "Yes, I spotted those right away. Look how the poor nag is heaving. He must have been driven almost to death."
Chapter 5 of The Rover Boys on a Tour is here in full — 142 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.
someone who cuts or carves stone
From this reading “"Nobody that looks like that man, Spud, but there is Mr. Sanderson's horse with the cutter."”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading “He must have been driven almost to death."”
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading “Look how the poor nag is heaving.”
bother persistently with trivial complaints
From this reading “Look how the poor nag is heaving.”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “AT THE RAILROAD STATION "See anybody, Sam?"”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “AT THE RAILROAD STATION "See anybody, Sam?"”
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading “"Yes, I spotted those right away.”
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading “"Nobody that looks like that man, Spud, but there is Mr. Sanderson's horse with the cutter."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
In this reading “AT THE RAILROAD STATION "See anybody, Sam?"”
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.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He must have been driven almost to death."
any person at all
From this reading AT THE RAILROAD STATION "See anybody, Sam?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE RAILROAD STATION "See anybody, Sam?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Yes, I spotted those right away.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He must have been driven almost to death."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Nobody that looks like that man, Spud, but there is Mr. Sanderson's horse with the cutter."
someone who cuts or carves stone
From this reading "Nobody that looks like that man, Spud, but there is Mr. Sanderson's horse with the cutter."
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He must have been driven almost to death."
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading He must have been driven almost to death."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He must have been driven almost to death."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must have been driven almost to death."
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading Look how the poor nag is heaving.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Nobody that looks like that man, Spud, but there is Mr. Sanderson's horse with the cutter."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look how the poor nag is heaving.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I spotted those right away.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nobody that looks like that man, Spud, but there is Mr. Sanderson's horse with the cutter."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Nobody that looks like that man, Spud, but there is Mr. Sanderson's horse with the cutter."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look how the poor nag is heaving.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "Nobody that looks like that man, Spud, but there is Mr. Sanderson's horse with the cutter."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Nobody that looks like that man, Spud, but there is Mr. Sanderson's horse with the cutter."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Nobody that looks like that man, Spud, but there is Mr. Sanderson's horse with the cutter."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must have been driven almost to death."
bother persistently with trivial complaints
From this reading Look how the poor nag is heaving.
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Nobody that looks like that man, Spud, but there is Mr. Sanderson's horse with the cutter."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Look how the poor nag is heaving.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading AT THE RAILROAD STATION "See anybody, Sam?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Yes, I spotted those right away.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading AT THE RAILROAD STATION "See anybody, Sam?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nobody that looks like that man, Spud, but there is Mr. Sanderson's horse with the cutter."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading AT THE RAILROAD STATION "See anybody, Sam?"
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading "Yes, I spotted those right away.
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading "Nobody that looks like that man, Spud, but there is Mr. Sanderson's horse with the cutter."
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading AT THE RAILROAD STATION "See anybody, Sam?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Nobody that looks like that man, Spud, but there is Mr. Sanderson's horse with the cutter."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE RAILROAD STATION "See anybody, Sam?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Nobody that looks like that man, Spud, but there is Mr. Sanderson's horse with the cutter."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Yes, I spotted those right away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He must have been driven almost to death."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Nobody that looks like that man, Spud, but there is Mr. Sanderson's horse with the cutter."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I spotted those right away.
Chapter 5 of The Rover Boys on a Tour by Edward Stratemeyer holds 142 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 5 holds 142 sentences of The Rover Boys on a Tour, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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