Chapter 17 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COFFEE FOR THREE. The situation was one which demanded instant action. The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm. The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell. It was Tom who acted.
Chapter 17 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “It was Tom who acted.”
aroused to action
From this reading “The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm.”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “COFFEE FOR THREE.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.”
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
From this reading “The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm.”
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading “The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.”
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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 The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading It was Tom who acted.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading The situation was one which demanded instant action.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm.
aroused to action
From this reading The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm.
a youthful male person
From this reading The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading COFFEE FOR THREE.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading The situation was one which demanded instant action.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm.
the organ of sight
From this reading The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading COFFEE FOR THREE.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading The situation was one which demanded instant action.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm.
not in physical motion
From this reading The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The situation was one which demanded instant action.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
From this reading The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading The situation was one which demanded instant action.
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm.
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading The poor boy was speechless and motionless, for the reptile had caught his eye and held him as by a spell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The situation was one which demanded instant action.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading COFFEE FOR THREE.
male cat
From this reading It was Tom who acted.
precisely as stated
From this reading The snake was a dangerous one, and very much aroused, and it might at any instant do Sam great harm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The situation was one which demanded instant action.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The situation was one which demanded instant action.
which person or people
From this reading It was Tom who acted.
Chapter 17 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes by Edward Stratemeyer holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
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