Chapter 18 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ASTONISHING DISCOVERY. "Are you willing to help us to get away?" cried Sam. "Under certain circumstances I am," replied the mate of the schooner. "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry." "What are your conditions?" asked Tom.
Chapter 18 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surprising greatly
From this reading “AN ASTONISHING DISCOVERY.”
(Greek mythology) the brother of Europa and traditional founder of Thebes in Boeotia
From this reading “"Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."”
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading “"What are your conditions?" asked Tom.”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “"Under certain circumstances I am," replied the mate of the schooner.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"Are you willing to help us to get away?" cried Sam.”
a large beer glass
From this reading “"Under certain circumstances I am," replied the mate of the schooner.”
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading “"Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “"Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."”
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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 "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
later than; following
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Under certain circumstances I am," replied the mate of the schooner.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ASTONISHING DISCOVERY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you willing to help us to get away?" cried Sam.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What are your conditions?" asked Tom.
surprising greatly
From this reading AN ASTONISHING DISCOVERY.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Are you willing to help us to get away?" cried Sam.
(Greek mythology) the brother of Europa and traditional founder of Thebes in Boeotia
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "Under certain circumstances I am," replied the mate of the schooner.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "Under certain circumstances I am," replied the mate of the schooner.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading "What are your conditions?" asked Tom.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Are you willing to help us to get away?" cried Sam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
the act of discovering something
From this reading AN ASTONISHING DISCOVERY.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Are you willing to help us to get away?" cried Sam.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Are you willing to help us to get away?" cried Sam.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Under certain circumstances I am," replied the mate of the schooner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "Under certain circumstances I am," replied the mate of the schooner.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Under certain circumstances I am," replied the mate of the schooner.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Under certain circumstances I am," replied the mate of the schooner.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Are you willing to help us to get away?" cried Sam.
a large beer glass
From this reading "Under certain circumstances I am," replied the mate of the schooner.
make square
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Under certain circumstances I am," replied the mate of the schooner.
a special situation
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Are you willing to help us to get away?" cried Sam.
male cat
From this reading "What are your conditions?" asked Tom.
interact in a certain way
From this reading "Captain Langless didn't treat me square after you got away from me, and Andy Cadmus aint the tar to forget such a thing in a hurry."
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Under certain circumstances I am," replied the mate of the schooner.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Are you willing to help us to get away?" cried Sam.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are your conditions?" asked Tom.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading "Are you willing to help us to get away?" cried Sam.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you willing to help us to get away?" cried Sam.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are your conditions?" asked Tom.
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