Chapter 25 of The Rover Boys on Sunset Trail is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Rover Boys on Sunset Trail is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LOG CABIN “My dad hurt!” The cry came simultaneously from Andy and Randy. “What happened to him?” questioned Fred and Jack. “His horse stumbled on the down trail and threw Mr. Rover over his head,” answered the man. “I don’t know but he may have his skull cracked.
Chapter 25 of The Rover Boys on Sunset Trail is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading ““I don’t know but he may have his skull cracked.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LOG CABIN “My dad hurt!””
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LOG CABIN “My dad hurt!””
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading “The cry came simultaneously from Andy and Randy.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading ““His horse stumbled on the down trail and threw Mr. Rover over his head,” answered the man.”
at the same instant
From this reading “The cry came simultaneously from Andy and Randy.”
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading ““I don’t know but he may have his skull cracked.”
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading ““His horse stumbled on the down trail and threw Mr. Rover over his head,” answered the man.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a cabin built with logs
In this reading “WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LOG CABIN “My dad hurt!””
In this reading ““His horse stumbled on the down trail and threw Mr. Rover over his head,” answered the man.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cry came simultaneously from Andy and Randy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cry came simultaneously from Andy and Randy.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “His horse stumbled on the down trail and threw Mr. Rover over his head,” answered the man.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LOG CABIN “My dad hurt!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I don’t know but he may have his skull cracked.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LOG CABIN “My dad hurt!”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The cry came simultaneously from Andy and Randy.
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading “I don’t know but he may have his skull cracked.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The cry came simultaneously from Andy and Randy.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LOG CABIN “My dad hurt!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know but he may have his skull cracked.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “His horse stumbled on the down trail and threw Mr. Rover over his head,” answered the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What happened to him?” questioned Fred and Jack.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cry came simultaneously from Andy and Randy.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LOG CABIN “My dad hurt!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I don’t know but he may have his skull cracked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don’t know but he may have his skull cracked.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “His horse stumbled on the down trail and threw Mr. Rover over his head,” answered the man.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What happened to him?” questioned Fred and Jack.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “His horse stumbled on the down trail and threw Mr. Rover over his head,” answered the man.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “His horse stumbled on the down trail and threw Mr. Rover over his head,” answered the man.
be the source of pain
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LOG CABIN “My dad hurt!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know but he may have his skull cracked.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “What happened to him?” questioned Fred and Jack.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know but he may have his skull cracked.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LOG CABIN “My dad hurt!”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “His horse stumbled on the down trail and threw Mr. Rover over his head,” answered the man.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I don’t know but he may have his skull cracked.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “His horse stumbled on the down trail and threw Mr. Rover over his head,” answered the man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LOG CABIN “My dad hurt!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “His horse stumbled on the down trail and threw Mr. Rover over his head,” answered the man.
above and across; more than
From this reading “His horse stumbled on the down trail and threw Mr. Rover over his head,” answered the man.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “What happened to him?” questioned Fred and Jack.
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading The cry came simultaneously from Andy and Randy.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “His horse stumbled on the down trail and threw Mr. Rover over his head,” answered the man.
at the same instant
From this reading The cry came simultaneously from Andy and Randy.
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading “I don’t know but he may have his skull cracked.
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading “His horse stumbled on the down trail and threw Mr. Rover over his head,” answered the man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LOG CABIN “My dad hurt!”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “His horse stumbled on the down trail and threw Mr. Rover over his head,” answered the man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What happened to him?” questioned Fred and Jack.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “His horse stumbled on the down trail and threw Mr. Rover over his head,” answered the man.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LOG CABIN “My dad hurt!”
Chapter 25 of The Rover Boys on Sunset Trail by Edward Stratemeyer holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 25 holds 156 sentences of The Rover Boys on Sunset Trail, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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