Chapter 30 of The Rover Boys on a Tour is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXX
Chapter 30 of The Rover Boys on a Tour is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. SAM ROVER--CONCLUSION "Well, that's good news and I'm mighty glad to hear it." It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter. Our friends had been staying at the farmhouse of Mr. Barlow. Blackie Crowden had been turned over to the local authorities, the oldest Rover making the charge against him.
Chapter 30 of The Rover Boys on a Tour is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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 organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “Blackie Crowden had been turned over to the local authorities, the oldest Rover making the charge against him.”
house for a farmer and family
From this reading “Our friends had been staying at the farmhouse of Mr. Barlow.”
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading “It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter.”
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading “Blackie Crowden had been turned over to the local authorities, the oldest Rover making the charge against him.”
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Blackie Crowden had been turned over to the local authorities, the oldest Rover making the charge against him.”
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading “It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “SAM ROVER--CONCLUSION "Well, that's good news and I'm mighty glad to hear it."”
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Our friends had been staying at the farmhouse of Mr. Barlow.”
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.
In this reading “Blackie Crowden had been turned over to the local authorities, the oldest Rover making the charge against him.”
In this reading “It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter.”
In this reading “SAM ROVER--CONCLUSION "Well, that's good news and I'm mighty glad to hear it."”
In this reading “Blackie Crowden had been turned over to the local authorities, the oldest Rover making the charge against him.”
In this reading “It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter.”
reside temporarily
In this reading “Our friends had been staying at the farmhouse of Mr. Barlow.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Blackie Crowden had been turned over to the local authorities, the oldest Rover making the charge against him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAM ROVER--CONCLUSION "Well, that's good news and I'm mighty glad to hear it."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our friends had been staying at the farmhouse of Mr. Barlow.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Blackie Crowden had been turned over to the local authorities, the oldest Rover making the charge against him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our friends had been staying at the farmhouse of Mr. Barlow.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Our friends had been staying at the farmhouse of Mr. Barlow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Blackie Crowden had been turned over to the local authorities, the oldest Rover making the charge against him.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Blackie Crowden had been turned over to the local authorities, the oldest Rover making the charge against him.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading SAM ROVER--CONCLUSION "Well, that's good news and I'm mighty glad to hear it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Blackie Crowden had been turned over to the local authorities, the oldest Rover making the charge against him.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter.
someone who is a detective
From this reading It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter.
house for a farmer and family
From this reading Our friends had been staying at the farmhouse of Mr. Barlow.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Our friends had been staying at the farmhouse of Mr. Barlow.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading SAM ROVER--CONCLUSION "Well, that's good news and I'm mighty glad to hear it."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading SAM ROVER--CONCLUSION "Well, that's good news and I'm mighty glad to hear it."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our friends had been staying at the farmhouse of Mr. Barlow.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading SAM ROVER--CONCLUSION "Well, that's good news and I'm mighty glad to hear it."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Blackie Crowden had been turned over to the local authorities, the oldest Rover making the charge against him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAM ROVER--CONCLUSION "Well, that's good news and I'm mighty glad to hear it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter.
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SAM ROVER--CONCLUSION "Well, that's good news and I'm mighty glad to hear it."
immediately past
From this reading It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter.
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading Blackie Crowden had been turned over to the local authorities, the oldest Rover making the charge against him.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Blackie Crowden had been turned over to the local authorities, the oldest Rover making the charge against him.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading SAM ROVER--CONCLUSION "Well, that's good news and I'm mighty glad to hear it."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Our friends had been staying at the farmhouse of Mr. Barlow.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
information about recent and important events
From this reading SAM ROVER--CONCLUSION "Well, that's good news and I'm mighty glad to hear it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our friends had been staying at the farmhouse of Mr. Barlow.
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Blackie Crowden had been turned over to the local authorities, the oldest Rover making the charge against him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our friends had been staying at the farmhouse of Mr. Barlow.
above and across; more than
From this reading Blackie Crowden had been turned over to the local authorities, the oldest Rover making the charge against him.
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading SAM ROVER--CONCLUSION "Well, that's good news and I'm mighty glad to hear it."
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading SAM ROVER--CONCLUSION "Well, that's good news and I'm mighty glad to hear it."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter.
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Our friends had been staying at the farmhouse of Mr. Barlow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAM ROVER--CONCLUSION "Well, that's good news and I'm mighty glad to hear it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SAM ROVER--CONCLUSION "Well, that's good news and I'm mighty glad to hear it."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Blackie Crowden had been turned over to the local authorities, the oldest Rover making the charge against him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading SAM ROVER--CONCLUSION "Well, that's good news and I'm mighty glad to hear it."
which person or people
From this reading It was Dick who spoke, three days after the incidents recorded in the last chapter.
Chapter 30 of The Rover Boys on a Tour by Edward Stratemeyer holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 30 holds 167 sentences of The Rover Boys on a Tour, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 30 of The Rover Boys on a Tour by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
Work through the 34 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 34 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 30 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Rover Boys on a Tour by Edward Stratemeyer on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4387 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36179 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #36179, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 365 minutes of reading across 878 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Rover Boys on a Tour section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 30 chapters of The Rover Boys on a Tour to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Rover Boys on a Tour, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
