Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE LAKE AGAIN. "Peterson!" cried Tom, in dismay. "Can he be dead?" came from Sam. Then he bent over the lumberman. "No, he still lives.
Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “Then he bent over the lumberman.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “"Can he be dead?" came from Sam.”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “"Peterson!" cried Tom, in dismay.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “ON THE LAKE AGAIN.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “"No, he still lives.”
a person who fells trees
From this reading “Then he bent over the lumberman.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"Can he be dead?" came from Sam.”
male cat
From this reading “"Peterson!" cried Tom, in dismay.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
anew
From this reading ON THE LAKE AGAIN.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Can he be dead?" came from Sam.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Then he bent over the lumberman.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Can he be dead?" came from Sam.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can he be dead?" came from Sam.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Peterson!" cried Tom, in dismay.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Can he be dead?" came from Sam.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading "Peterson!" cried Tom, in dismay.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Can he be dead?" came from Sam.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Can he be dead?" came from Sam.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Peterson!" cried Tom, in dismay.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading ON THE LAKE AGAIN.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "No, he still lives.
a person who fells trees
From this reading Then he bent over the lumberman.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, he still lives.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE LAKE AGAIN.
above and across; more than
From this reading Then he bent over the lumberman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Peterson!" cried Tom, in dismay.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Can he be dead?" came from Sam.
not in physical motion
From this reading "No, he still lives.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE LAKE AGAIN.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he bent over the lumberman.
male cat
From this reading "Peterson!" cried Tom, in dismay.
Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes by Edward Stratemeyer holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 7 holds 145 sentences of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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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