Chapter 3 of The Rover Boys on Land and Sea is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Rover Boys on Land and Sea is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DISCOVERY AND WHAT FOLLOWED "Hullo, what does this mean? Here is a key in the door." It was Dick Rover who spoke. He stood in the hallway of the hotel, and beside him were Tom and Sam. They had eaten rather heartily at the restaurant and taken more time than they had anticipated.
Chapter 3 of The Rover Boys on Land and Sea is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expected hopefully
From this reading “They had eaten rather heartily at the restaurant and taken more time than they had anticipated.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “A DISCOVERY AND WHAT FOLLOWED "Hullo, what does this mean?”
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “They had eaten rather heartily at the restaurant and taken more time than they had anticipated.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “He stood in the hallway of the hotel, and beside him were Tom and Sam.”
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “They had eaten rather heartily at the restaurant and taken more time than they had anticipated.”
a building where people go to eat
From this reading “They had eaten rather heartily at the restaurant and taken more time than they had anticipated.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “It was Dick Rover who spoke.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “He stood in the hallway of the hotel, and beside him were Tom and Sam.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A DISCOVERY AND WHAT FOLLOWED "Hullo, what does this mean?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DISCOVERY AND WHAT FOLLOWED "Hullo, what does this mean?
expected hopefully
From this reading They had eaten rather heartily at the restaurant and taken more time than they had anticipated.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had eaten rather heartily at the restaurant and taken more time than they had anticipated.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He stood in the hallway of the hotel, and beside him were Tom and Sam.
someone who is a detective
From this reading It was Dick Rover who spoke.
the act of discovering something
From this reading A DISCOVERY AND WHAT FOLLOWED "Hullo, what does this mean?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DISCOVERY AND WHAT FOLLOWED "Hullo, what does this mean?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Here is a key in the door."
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading They had eaten rather heartily at the restaurant and taken more time than they had anticipated.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading A DISCOVERY AND WHAT FOLLOWED "Hullo, what does this mean?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had eaten rather heartily at the restaurant and taken more time than they had anticipated.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading He stood in the hallway of the hotel, and beside him were Tom and Sam.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood in the hallway of the hotel, and beside him were Tom and Sam.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading They had eaten rather heartily at the restaurant and taken more time than they had anticipated.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here is a key in the door."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stood in the hallway of the hotel, and beside him were Tom and Sam.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading He stood in the hallway of the hotel, and beside him were Tom and Sam.
an expression of greeting
From this reading A DISCOVERY AND WHAT FOLLOWED "Hullo, what does this mean?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here is a key in the door."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is a key in the door."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Dick Rover who spoke.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Here is a key in the door."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading A DISCOVERY AND WHAT FOLLOWED "Hullo, what does this mean?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They had eaten rather heartily at the restaurant and taken more time than they had anticipated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He stood in the hallway of the hotel, and beside him were Tom and Sam.
on the contrary
From this reading They had eaten rather heartily at the restaurant and taken more time than they had anticipated.
a building where people go to eat
From this reading They had eaten rather heartily at the restaurant and taken more time than they had anticipated.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading It was Dick Rover who spoke.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading He stood in the hallway of the hotel, and beside him were Tom and Sam.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Dick Rover who spoke.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood in the hallway of the hotel, and beside him were Tom and Sam.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They had eaten rather heartily at the restaurant and taken more time than they had anticipated.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They had eaten rather heartily at the restaurant and taken more time than they had anticipated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here is a key in the door."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had eaten rather heartily at the restaurant and taken more time than they had anticipated.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A DISCOVERY AND WHAT FOLLOWED "Hullo, what does this mean?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They had eaten rather heartily at the restaurant and taken more time than they had anticipated.
male cat
From this reading He stood in the hallway of the hotel, and beside him were Tom and Sam.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Dick Rover who spoke.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He stood in the hallway of the hotel, and beside him were Tom and Sam.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A DISCOVERY AND WHAT FOLLOWED "Hullo, what does this mean?
which person or people
From this reading It was Dick Rover who spoke.
Chapter 3 of The Rover Boys on Land and Sea by Edward Stratemeyer holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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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