Chapter 11 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DINNER OF IMPORTANCE. "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves. "He certainly isn't a brute," answered Dick. "But about being bad, that's another story." "He's got an awfully shrewd face," put in Tom.
Chapter 11 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as intensifiers
From this reading “"He's got an awfully shrewd face," put in Tom.”
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading “"He certainly isn't a brute," answered Dick.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"He certainly isn't a brute," answered Dick.”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading “A DINNER OF IMPORTANCE.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “"The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.”
plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “"The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.”
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading “"He's got an awfully shrewd face," put in Tom.”
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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 DINNER OF IMPORTANCE.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "But about being bad, that's another story."
later than; following
From this reading "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.
(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 "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "He's got an awfully shrewd face," put in Tom.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "But about being bad, that's another story."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "He certainly isn't a brute," answered Dick.
used as intensifiers
From this reading "He's got an awfully shrewd face," put in Tom.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "But about being bad, that's another story."
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading "He certainly isn't a brute," answered Dick.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But about being bad, that's another story."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "He certainly isn't a brute," answered Dick.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "He certainly isn't a brute," answered Dick.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading A DINNER OF IMPORTANCE.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "He's got an awfully shrewd face," put in Tom.
a boy or man
From this reading "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "He's got an awfully shrewd face," put in Tom.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He certainly isn't a brute," answered Dick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's got an awfully shrewd face," put in Tom.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading A DINNER OF IMPORTANCE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He's got an awfully shrewd face," put in Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DINNER OF IMPORTANCE.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "He's got an awfully shrewd face," put in Tom.
plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading "He's got an awfully shrewd face," put in Tom.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "But about being bad, that's another story."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But about being bad, that's another story."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.
male cat
From this reading "He's got an awfully shrewd face," put in Tom.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.
at the time that
From this reading "The captain isn't such a bad fellow, after all," observed Sam, when the three Rovers were left to themselves.
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