Chapter 9 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ESCAPE FROM THE HOLD. "Sam, is that you?" "Yes." "We are trapped!" "It looks like it--or rather feels like it.
Chapter 9 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 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.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “THE ESCAPE FROM THE HOLD.”
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “"It looks like it--or rather feels like it.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “THE ESCAPE FROM THE HOLD.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “"It looks like it--or rather feels like it.”
on the contrary
From this reading “"It looks like it--or rather feels like it.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"Sam, is that you?"”
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “"We are trapped!"”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes."”
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are trapped!"
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE HOLD.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading "It looks like it--or rather feels like it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE HOLD.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE HOLD.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Sam, is that you?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It looks like it--or rather feels like it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It looks like it--or rather feels like it.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "It looks like it--or rather feels like it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "It looks like it--or rather feels like it.
on the contrary
From this reading "It looks like it--or rather feels like it.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Sam, is that you?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Sam, is that you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE HOLD.
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading "We are trapped!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are trapped!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sam, is that you?"
Chapter 9 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes by Edward Stratemeyer holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 9 holds 118 sentences of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 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 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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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