Chapter 4 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DISASTROUS RESULT OF A TRICK "She's gone!" "Yes; and I wonder where to, Tom?" "I don't believe the yacht will go very far," said Sam. "Maybe old Crabtree merely wants to see what sort of a sailing craft she is." "We can watch here for a while," returned Dick.
Chapter 4 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading “"Maybe old Crabtree merely wants to see what sort of a sailing craft she is."”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"We can watch here for a while," returned Dick.”
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
From this reading “THE DISASTROUS RESULT OF A TRICK "She's gone!"”
by chance
From this reading “"Maybe old Crabtree merely wants to see what sort of a sailing craft she is."”
the work of a sailor
From this reading “"Maybe old Crabtree merely wants to see what sort of a sailing craft she is."”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"I don't believe the yacht will go very far," said Sam.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “THE DISASTROUS RESULT OF A TRICK "She's gone!"”
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading “"I don't believe the yacht will go very far," said Sam.”
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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 DISASTROUS RESULT OF A TRICK "She's gone!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes; and I wonder where to, Tom?"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I don't believe the yacht will go very far," said Sam.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We can watch here for a while," returned Dick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Maybe old Crabtree merely wants to see what sort of a sailing craft she is."
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading "Maybe old Crabtree merely wants to see what sort of a sailing craft she is."
someone who is a detective
From this reading "We can watch here for a while," returned Dick.
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
From this reading THE DISASTROUS RESULT OF A TRICK "She's gone!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't believe the yacht will go very far," said Sam.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "I don't believe the yacht will go very far," said Sam.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We can watch here for a while," returned Dick.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I don't believe the yacht will go very far," said Sam.
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE DISASTROUS RESULT OF A TRICK "She's gone!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We can watch here for a while," returned Dick.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes; and I wonder where to, Tom?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Maybe old Crabtree merely wants to see what sort of a sailing craft she is."
by chance
From this reading "Maybe old Crabtree merely wants to see what sort of a sailing craft she is."
and nothing more
From this reading "Maybe old Crabtree merely wants to see what sort of a sailing craft she is."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DISASTROUS RESULT OF A TRICK "She's gone!"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Maybe old Crabtree merely wants to see what sort of a sailing craft she is."
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading THE DISASTROUS RESULT OF A TRICK "She's gone!"
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "We can watch here for a while," returned Dick.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't believe the yacht will go very far," said Sam.
the work of a sailor
From this reading "Maybe old Crabtree merely wants to see what sort of a sailing craft she is."
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "I don't believe the yacht will go very far," said Sam.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Maybe old Crabtree merely wants to see what sort of a sailing craft she is."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Maybe old Crabtree merely wants to see what sort of a sailing craft she is."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DISASTROUS RESULT OF A TRICK "She's gone!"
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Maybe old Crabtree merely wants to see what sort of a sailing craft she is."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISASTROUS RESULT OF A TRICK "She's gone!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes; and I wonder where to, Tom?"
male cat
From this reading "Yes; and I wonder where to, Tom?"
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading THE DISASTROUS RESULT OF A TRICK "She's gone!"
precisely as stated
From this reading "I don't believe the yacht will go very far," said Sam.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "Maybe old Crabtree merely wants to see what sort of a sailing craft she is."
look attentively
From this reading "We can watch here for a while," returned Dick.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We can watch here for a while," returned Dick.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Maybe old Crabtree merely wants to see what sort of a sailing craft she is."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Yes; and I wonder where to, Tom?"
during the time that
From this reading "We can watch here for a while," returned Dick.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I don't believe the yacht will go very far," said Sam.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "Yes; and I wonder where to, Tom?"
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading "I don't believe the yacht will go very far," said Sam.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; and I wonder where to, Tom?"
Chapter 4 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean by Edward Stratemeyer holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
Chapter 4 holds 139 sentences of The Rover Boys on the Ocean, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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