Chapter 9 of The Rover Boys on a Tour is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Rover Boys on a Tour is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird. He smiled broadly as he shook hands with them. "Why, Tom! What brings you here?" remarked Sam. "You didn't write about coming on."
Chapter 9 of The Rover Boys on a Tour is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.”
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “What brings you here?" remarked Sam.”
without regard to specific details or exceptions
From this reading “He smiled broadly as he shook hands with them.”
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading “IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “What brings you here?" remarked Sam.”
any bird having a musical call
From this reading “IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.”
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.”
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.
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In this reading “He smiled broadly as he shook hands with them.”
In this reading “IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.”
In this reading “He smiled broadly as he shook hands with them.”
write about a particular topic
In this reading “"You didn't write about coming on."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You didn't write about coming on."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading What brings you here?" remarked Sam.
having broad shoulders
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
without regard to specific details or exceptions
From this reading He smiled broadly as he shook hands with them.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "You didn't write about coming on."
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From this reading "You didn't write about coming on."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He smiled broadly as he shook hands with them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading What brings you here?" remarked Sam.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You didn't write about coming on."
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading What brings you here?" remarked Sam.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading What brings you here?" remarked Sam.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He smiled broadly as he shook hands with them.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He smiled broadly as he shook hands with them.
any bird having a musical call
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He smiled broadly as he shook hands with them.
male cat
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
in the direction of
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What brings you here?" remarked Sam.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Tom!
in the company of; together with
From this reading He smiled broadly as he shook hands with them.
produce a literary work
From this reading "You didn't write about coming on."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What brings you here?" remarked Sam.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading IN WHICH TOM ARRIVES Tom Rover, tall and broad-shouldered, looked the picture of health as he came toward his younger brother and Songbird.
Chapter 9 of The Rover Boys on a Tour by Edward Stratemeyer holds 143 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 143 sentences of The Rover Boys on a Tour, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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