Chapter 3 of The Rover Boys on Sunset Trail is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Rover Boys on Sunset Trail is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN UNEXPECTED EXPLOSION “Here they come!” “Hurrah for the conquering heroes!” “The fellows who snowed Longley under!” “Let’s form a parade and march around the campus with the silver trophy!” “I’ll tell you that was sure something worth while!”
Chapter 3 of The Rover Boys on Sunset Trail is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
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the act of conquering
From this reading ““Hurrah for the conquering heroes!””
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
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plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
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a victory cheer
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a ceremonial procession including people marching
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past form of “snow” — fall as snow
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an award for success in war or hunting
From this reading ““Let’s form a parade and march around the campus with the silver trophy!””
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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 ““Hurrah for the conquering heroes!””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EXPLOSION “Here they come!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let’s form a parade and march around the campus with the silver trophy!”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Let’s form a parade and march around the campus with the silver trophy!”
a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
From this reading “Let’s form a parade and march around the campus with the silver trophy!”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EXPLOSION “Here they come!”
the act of conquering
From this reading “Hurrah for the conquering heroes!”
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EXPLOSION “Here they come!”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “The fellows who snowed Longley under!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading “Let’s form a parade and march around the campus with the silver trophy!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EXPLOSION “Here they come!”
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “Hurrah for the conquering heroes!”
a victory cheer
From this reading “Hurrah for the conquering heroes!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll tell you that was sure something worth while!”
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From this reading “Let’s form a parade and march around the campus with the silver trophy!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The fellows who snowed Longley under!”
march in a procession
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a ceremonial procession including people marching
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a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
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past form of “snow” — fall as snow
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a thing, without saying which
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having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
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express in words
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EXPLOSION “Here they come!”
an award for success in war or hunting
From this reading “Let’s form a parade and march around the campus with the silver trophy!”
below or beneath something; less than
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not expected or anticipated
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED EXPLOSION “Here they come!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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during the time that
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which person or people
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in the company of; together with
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an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ll tell you that was sure something worth while!”
Chapter 3 of The Rover Boys on Sunset Trail by Edward Stratemeyer holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 3 holds 149 sentences of The Rover Boys on Sunset Trail, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Rover Boys on Sunset Trail by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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