Chapter 5 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN SWIM "I've got him fast! Help! Help!" "Tom's caught the bear!" shouted Sam. "Can you hold him, Tom?"
Chapter 5 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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have
From this reading “"Tom's caught the bear!" shouted Sam.”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “"Tom's caught the bear!" shouted Sam.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN SWIM "I've got him fast!”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"Tom's caught the bear!" shouted Sam.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"Tom's caught the bear!" shouted Sam.”
travel through water
From this reading “A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN SWIM "I've got him fast!”
male cat
From this reading “"Tom's caught the bear!" shouted Sam.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “"Tom's caught the bear!" shouted 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 A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN SWIM "I've got him fast!
have
From this reading "Tom's caught the bear!" shouted Sam.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you hold him, Tom?"
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Tom's caught the bear!" shouted Sam.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN SWIM "I've got him fast!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN SWIM "I've got him fast!
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Help!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN SWIM "I've got him fast!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Can you hold him, Tom?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN SWIM "I've got him fast!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN SWIM "I've got him fast!
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Tom's caught the bear!" shouted Sam.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Tom's caught the bear!" shouted Sam.
travel through water
From this reading A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN SWIM "I've got him fast!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Tom's caught the bear!" shouted Sam.
male cat
From this reading "Can you hold him, Tom?"
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading "Tom's caught the bear!" shouted Sam.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you hold him, Tom?"
Chapter 5 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean by Edward Stratemeyer holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 5 holds 128 sentences of The Rover Boys on the Ocean, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 128 sentences, grouped into 26 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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