The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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BEACHING THE "WELLINGTON" "How is this for a turn of fortune?" remarked Tom, as he and Sam stood on the deck of the _Wellington_ and watched the shore of Needle Point Island fading from view in the distance.

"It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.

"They don't seem to like matters much.

They look dark and distrustful."

"I don't think they'll make trouble, Sam."

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The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.

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"They don't seem to like matters much.

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They look dark and distrustful."

/ðeɪ lʊk dɑːrk ənd dɪˈstrʌstfəl/

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"I don't think they'll make trouble, Sam."

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beaching verb US /ˈbiːtʃɪŋ/

-ing form of “beach” — land on a beach

From this reading “BEACHING THE "WELLINGTON" "How is this for a turn of fortune?" remarked Tom, as he and Sam stood on the deck of the _Wellington_ and watched the shore of Needle Point Island fading from view in the distance.”

Canadians noun US /kəˈneɪdiənz/

plural of “canadian” — a native or inhabitant of Canada

From this reading “"It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.”

distrustful adjective US /dɪˈstrʌstfəl/

having or showing distrust

From this reading “They look dark and distrustful."”

fading noun US /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/

weakening in force or intensity

Needle noun US /ˈniːdəl/

the leaf of a conifer

Rovers noun US /ˈroʊvərz/

plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

From this reading “"It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.”

wellington noun US /ˈwelɪŋtən/

British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)

youngest adjective US /ˈjʌŋɡəst/

superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading “"It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading BEACHING THE "WELLINGTON" "How is this for a turn of fortune?" remarked Tom, as he and Sam stood on the deck of the _Wellington_ and watched the shore of Needle Point Island fading from view in the distance.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 "It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

BEACHINGverbUS /ˈbiːtʃɪŋ/

-ing form of “beach” — land on a beach

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.

CanadiansnounUS /kəˈneɪdiənz/

plural of “canadian” — a native or inhabitant of Canada

From this reading "It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.

darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading They look dark and distrustful."

decknounUS /dek/

any of various platforms built into a vessel

distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/

the property created by the space between two objects or points

distrustfuladjectiveUS /dɪˈstrʌstfəl/

having or showing distrust

From this reading They look dark and distrustful."

don't

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From this reading "They don't seem to like matters much.

fadingnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/

weakening in force or intensity

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

How

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I don't think they'll make trouble, Sam."

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

IslandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

It's

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From this reading "It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "They don't seem to like matters much.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading They look dark and distrustful."

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading "It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.

mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading "They don't seem to like matters much.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "They don't seem to like matters much.

NeedlenounUS /ˈniːdəl/

the leaf of a conifer

obeyverbUS /oʊˈbeɪ/

be obedient to

From this reading "It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading "It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.

PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

a geometric element that has position but no extension

remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/

past form of “remark” — make mention of

repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading "It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.

RoversnounUS /ˈroʊvərz/

plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

From this reading "It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.

SamnounUS /sæm/

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

seemverbUS /siːm/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading "They don't seem to like matters much.

shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/

the land along the edge of a body of water

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "They don't seem to like matters much.

they'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I don't think they'll make trouble, Sam."

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "I don't think they'll make trouble, Sam."

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "They don't seem to like matters much.

TomnounUS /tɑːm/

male cat

troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/

a source of difficulty

From this reading "I don't think they'll make trouble, Sam."

turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.

viewnounUS /vjuː/

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/

past form of “watch” — look attentively

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.

WELLINGTONnounUS /ˈwelɪŋtən/

British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)

youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/

superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading "It's all right, if only we can make those Canadians obey us," replied the youngest of the Rovers.

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