Chapter 14 of The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OVERHEARING A PLOT "Professor Lemm has left Colby Hall!" "What do you mean, Jack? Left the Hall for good?" "Yes, Randy." "Who told you that?" questioned Fred eagerly.
Chapter 14 of The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “"Who told you that?" questioned Fred eagerly.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “OVERHEARING A PLOT "Professor Lemm has left Colby Hall!"”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"What do you mean, Jack?”
-ing form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading “OVERHEARING A PLOT "Professor Lemm has left Colby Hall!"”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “OVERHEARING A PLOT "Professor Lemm has left Colby Hall!"”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “OVERHEARING A PLOT "Professor Lemm has left Colby Hall!"”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"Who told you that?" questioned Fred eagerly.”
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading “"Yes, Randy."”
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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 OVERHEARING A PLOT "Professor Lemm has left Colby Hall!"
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From this reading OVERHEARING A PLOT "Professor Lemm has left Colby Hall!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean, Jack?
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading "Who told you that?" questioned Fred eagerly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Left the Hall for good?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who told you that?" questioned Fred eagerly.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Left the Hall for good?"
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading OVERHEARING A PLOT "Professor Lemm has left Colby Hall!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OVERHEARING A PLOT "Professor Lemm has left Colby Hall!"
a small worthless amount
From this reading "What do you mean, Jack?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading OVERHEARING A PLOT "Professor Lemm has left Colby Hall!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OVERHEARING A PLOT "Professor Lemm has left Colby Hall!"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What do you mean, Jack?
-ing form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading OVERHEARING A PLOT "Professor Lemm has left Colby Hall!"
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading OVERHEARING A PLOT "Professor Lemm has left Colby Hall!"
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading OVERHEARING A PLOT "Professor Lemm has left Colby Hall!"
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Who told you that?" questioned Fred eagerly.
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading "Yes, Randy."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Who told you that?" questioned Fred eagerly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Left the Hall for good?"
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Who told you that?" questioned Fred eagerly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you mean, Jack?
which person or people
From this reading "Who told you that?" questioned Fred eagerly.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Randy."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean, Jack?
Chapter 14 of The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island by Edward Stratemeyer holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 14 holds 118 sentences of The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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