Chapter 6 of The Rover Boys on the Farm is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Rover Boys on the Farm is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along. "Dear old school! How I love it!" "It's too bad that we are getting too old to go there," said Tom. "But we can't be boys always."
Chapter 6 of The Rover Boys on the Farm is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"But we can't be boys always."”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “"It's too bad that we are getting too old to go there," said Tom.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.”
an educational institution
From this reading “"Dear old school!”
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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 STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "But we can't be boys always."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It's too bad that we are getting too old to go there," said Tom.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "It's too bad that we are getting too old to go there," said Tom.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "But we can't be boys always."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But we can't be boys always."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But we can't be boys always."
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear old school!
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "It's too bad that we are getting too old to go there," said Tom.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "It's too bad that we are getting too old to go there," said Tom.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How I love it!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How I love it!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's too bad that we are getting too old to go there," said Tom.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading How I love it!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Dear old school!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's too bad that we are getting too old to go there," said Tom.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
an educational institution
From this reading "Dear old school!
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's too bad that we are getting too old to go there," said Tom.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "It's too bad that we are getting too old to go there," said Tom.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
male cat
From this reading "It's too bad that we are getting too old to go there," said Tom.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "It's too bad that we are getting too old to go there," said Tom.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It's too bad that we are getting too old to go there," said Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STRANGE LETTER BOX "It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along.
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