Chapter 22 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BAXTERS ARE FOLLOWED. "Well, I never!" Dick gazed at the silver, the map, the daggers and the skull with mingled surprise and horror. How had those things come there, and what was the mystery concerning them? Coming closer, he picked up several of the dollars and examined them.
Chapter 22 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “Coming closer, he picked up several of the dollars and examined them.”
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading “How had those things come there, and what was the mystery concerning them?”
plural of “dagger” — a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
From this reading “Dick gazed at the silver, the map, the daggers and the skull with mingled surprise and horror.”
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “Coming closer, he picked up several of the dollars and examined them.”
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading “Dick gazed at the silver, the map, the daggers and the skull with mingled surprise and horror.”
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading “Dick gazed at the silver, the map, the daggers and the skull with mingled surprise and horror.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “How had those things come there, and what was the mystery concerning them?”
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading “Dick gazed at the silver, the map, the daggers and the skull with mingled surprise and horror.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dick gazed at the silver, the map, the daggers and the skull with mingled surprise and horror.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BAXTERS ARE FOLLOWED.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dick gazed at the silver, the map, the daggers and the skull with mingled surprise and horror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BAXTERS ARE FOLLOWED.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Coming closer, he picked up several of the dollars and examined them.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How had those things come there, and what was the mystery concerning them?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming closer, he picked up several of the dollars and examined them.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading How had those things come there, and what was the mystery concerning them?
plural of “dagger” — a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
From this reading Dick gazed at the silver, the map, the daggers and the skull with mingled surprise and horror.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick gazed at the silver, the map, the daggers and the skull with mingled surprise and horror.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Coming closer, he picked up several of the dollars and examined them.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Coming closer, he picked up several of the dollars and examined them.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading THE BAXTERS ARE FOLLOWED.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Dick gazed at the silver, the map, the daggers and the skull with mingled surprise and horror.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How had those things come there, and what was the mystery concerning them?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Coming closer, he picked up several of the dollars and examined them.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Dick gazed at the silver, the map, the daggers and the skull with mingled surprise and horror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How had those things come there, and what was the mystery concerning them?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I never!"
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading Dick gazed at the silver, the map, the daggers and the skull with mingled surprise and horror.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading Dick gazed at the silver, the map, the daggers and the skull with mingled surprise and horror.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading How had those things come there, and what was the mystery concerning them?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Well, I never!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Coming closer, he picked up several of the dollars and examined them.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Coming closer, he picked up several of the dollars and examined them.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Coming closer, he picked up several of the dollars and examined them.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Dick gazed at the silver, the map, the daggers and the skull with mingled surprise and horror.
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading Dick gazed at the silver, the map, the daggers and the skull with mingled surprise and horror.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Dick gazed at the silver, the map, the daggers and the skull with mingled surprise and horror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAXTERS ARE FOLLOWED.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading How had those things come there, and what was the mystery concerning them?
in or at that place or location
From this reading How had those things come there, and what was the mystery concerning them?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading How had those things come there, and what was the mystery concerning them?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading How had those things come there, and what was the mystery concerning them?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Coming closer, he picked up several of the dollars and examined them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How had those things come there, and what was the mystery concerning them?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I never!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How had those things come there, and what was the mystery concerning them?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dick gazed at the silver, the map, the daggers and the skull with mingled surprise and horror.
Chapter 22 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes by Edward Stratemeyer holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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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