Chapter 26 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW TOM WAS CAPTURED. Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone. "Where is Sam?" he called out. "Samuel wishes you to join him at the headland," replied Crabtree. "He thinks a boat is coming around the other side of the island."
Chapter 26 of The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “HOW TOM WAS CAPTURED.”
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “"Samuel wishes you to join him at the headland," replied Crabtree.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.”
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading “Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"Where is Sam?" he called out.”
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “"Samuel wishes you to join him at the headland," replied Crabtree.”
having intellectual depth
From this reading “Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.”
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.”
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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 "He thinks a boat is coming around the other side of the island."
Having no one else present.
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "He thinks a boat is coming around the other side of the island."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Samuel wishes you to join him at the headland," replied Crabtree.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "He thinks a boat is coming around the other side of the island."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Where is Sam?" he called out.
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading HOW TOM WAS CAPTURED.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
From this reading "Samuel wishes you to join him at the headland," replied Crabtree.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Samuel wishes you to join him at the headland," replied Crabtree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW TOM WAS CAPTURED.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is Sam?" he called out.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "He thinks a boat is coming around the other side of the island."
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading "Samuel wishes you to join him at the headland," replied Crabtree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "He thinks a boat is coming around the other side of the island."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Where is Sam?" he called out.
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Samuel wishes you to join him at the headland," replied Crabtree.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Where is Sam?" he called out.
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading "Samuel wishes you to join him at the headland," replied Crabtree.
cut with a saw
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "He thinks a boat is coming around the other side of the island."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading "He thinks a boat is coming around the other side of the island."
having intellectual depth
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Samuel wishes you to join him at the headland," replied Crabtree.
male cat
From this reading HOW TOM WAS CAPTURED.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW TOM WAS CAPTURED.
at the time that
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is Sam?" he called out.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading "Samuel wishes you to join him at the headland," replied Crabtree.
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading Tom was pacing the deck of the wreck in thoughtful mood when, on looking up, he saw Josiah Crabtree coming back alone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Samuel wishes you to join him at the headland," replied Crabtree.
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