Chapter 26 of The Rover Boys on Land and Sea is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Rover Boys on Land and Sea is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CAVE ON THE ISLAND "Tom!" "Sam!" "Are you safe?" "Yes, but I wasn't looking for such a cold bath as this." "I guess we must have fallen into a regular well of spring water."
Chapter 26 of The Rover Boys on Land and Sea is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 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.
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “"Yes, but I wasn't looking for such a cold bath as this."”
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “THE CAVE ON THE ISLAND "Tom!"”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “"I guess we must have fallen into a regular well of spring water."”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"I guess we must have fallen into a regular well of spring water."”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “THE CAVE ON THE ISLAND "Tom!"”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “"I guess we must have fallen into a regular well of spring water."”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"Sam!"”
the season of growth
From this reading “"I guess we must have fallen into a regular well of spring water."”
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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 "Yes, but I wasn't looking for such a cold bath as this."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you safe?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, but I wasn't looking for such a cold bath as this."
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading "Yes, but I wasn't looking for such a cold bath as this."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, but I wasn't looking for such a cold bath as this."
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading THE CAVE ON THE ISLAND "Tom!"
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Yes, but I wasn't looking for such a cold bath as this."
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading "I guess we must have fallen into a regular well of spring water."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes, but I wasn't looking for such a cold bath as this."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess we must have fallen into a regular well of spring water."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I guess we must have fallen into a regular well of spring water."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, but I wasn't looking for such a cold bath as this."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I guess we must have fallen into a regular well of spring water."
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE CAVE ON THE ISLAND "Tom!"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Yes, but I wasn't looking for such a cold bath as this."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I guess we must have fallen into a regular well of spring water."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I guess we must have fallen into a regular well of spring water."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CAVE ON THE ISLAND "Tom!"
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading "I guess we must have fallen into a regular well of spring water."
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Are you safe?"
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Sam!"
the season of growth
From this reading "I guess we must have fallen into a regular well of spring water."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, but I wasn't looking for such a cold bath as this."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAVE ON THE ISLAND "Tom!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Yes, but I wasn't looking for such a cold bath as this."
male cat
From this reading THE CAVE ON THE ISLAND "Tom!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, but I wasn't looking for such a cold bath as this."
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "I guess we must have fallen into a regular well of spring water."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I guess we must have fallen into a regular well of spring water."
(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 "I guess we must have fallen into a regular well of spring water."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, but I wasn't looking for such a cold bath as this."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you safe?"
Chapter 26 of The Rover Boys on Land and Sea by Edward Stratemeyer holds 111 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.
Chapter 26 holds 111 sentences of The Rover Boys on Land and Sea, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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