Chapter 11 of The Rover Boys on Sunset Trail is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Rover Boys on Sunset Trail is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MYSTERIOUS PLOT “Good-by, boys. I wish all of you the best of luck.” It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets. “Good-by, Colonel. I hope we see you again some time,” returned Jack.
Chapter 11 of The Rover Boys on Sunset Trail is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading “It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “I wish all of you the best of luck.””
of an obscure nature
From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS PLOT “Good-by, boys.”
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading “It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS PLOT “Good-by, boys.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.”
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In this reading “It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.”
In this reading “I hope we see you again some time,” returned Jack.”
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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 MYSTERIOUS PLOT “Good-by, boys.
anew
From this reading I hope we see you again some time,” returned Jack.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I wish all of you the best of luck.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I wish all of you the best of luck.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS PLOT “Good-by, boys.
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.
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From this reading It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.
a farewell remark
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS PLOT “Good-by, boys.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope we see you again some time,” returned Jack.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish all of you the best of luck.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.
a small worthless amount
From this reading I hope we see you again some time,” returned Jack.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading I wish all of you the best of luck.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS PLOT “Good-by, boys.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wish all of you the best of luck.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS PLOT “Good-by, boys.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I hope we see you again some time,” returned Jack.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I hope we see you again some time,” returned Jack.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I hope we see you again some time,” returned Jack.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wish all of you the best of luck.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I hope we see you again some time,” returned Jack.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I hope we see you again some time,” returned Jack.
which person or people
From this reading It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish all of you the best of luck.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Colonel Colby who spoke as he shook hands with the Rover boys and a number of the other cadets.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish all of you the best of luck.”
Chapter 11 of The Rover Boys on Sunset Trail by Edward Stratemeyer holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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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