Chapter 10 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices. Charles Rush looked blankly at his bookkeeper. "I believe Fredericks is right," said Mr. Wilder, the first to break the awkward pause. "I remember the fellow very well. I thought at the time that he was watching Mr. Rush rather closely."
Chapter 10 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing inconvenience
From this reading “"I believe Fredericks is right," said Mr. Wilder, the first to break the awkward pause.”
plural of “banker” — a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading “TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.”
in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading “Charles Rush looked blankly at his bookkeeper.”
someone who records the transactions of a business
From this reading “Charles Rush looked blankly at his bookkeeper.”
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.”
plural of “frederick” — a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading “"I believe Fredericks is right," said Mr. Wilder, the first to break the awkward pause.”
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.”
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading “"I believe Fredericks is right," said Mr. Wilder, the first to break the awkward pause.”
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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 TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Charles Rush looked blankly at his bookkeeper.
causing inconvenience
From this reading "I believe Fredericks is right," said Mr. Wilder, the first to break the awkward pause.
plural of “banker” — a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I believe Fredericks is right," said Mr. Wilder, the first to break the awkward pause.
in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading Charles Rush looked blankly at his bookkeeper.
someone who records the transactions of a business
From this reading Charles Rush looked blankly at his bookkeeper.
terminate
From this reading "I believe Fredericks is right," said Mr. Wilder, the first to break the awkward pause.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles Rush looked blankly at his bookkeeper.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading I thought at the time that he was watching Mr. Rush rather closely."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.
a boy or man
From this reading "I remember the fellow very well.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I believe Fredericks is right," said Mr. Wilder, the first to break the awkward pause.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.
plural of “frederick” — a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading "I believe Fredericks is right," said Mr. Wilder, the first to break the awkward pause.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I thought at the time that he was watching Mr. Rush rather closely."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles Rush looked blankly at his bookkeeper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe Fredericks is right," said Mr. Wilder, the first to break the awkward pause.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I believe Fredericks is right," said Mr. Wilder, the first to break the awkward pause.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Charles Rush looked blankly at his bookkeeper.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I believe Fredericks is right," said Mr. Wilder, the first to break the awkward pause.
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading "I believe Fredericks is right," said Mr. Wilder, the first to break the awkward pause.
on the contrary
From this reading I thought at the time that he was watching Mr. Rush rather closely."
To recall to mind.
From this reading "I remember the fellow very well.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I believe Fredericks is right," said Mr. Wilder, the first to break the awkward pause.
move hurridly
From this reading Charles Rush looked blankly at his bookkeeper.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I believe Fredericks is right," said Mr. Wilder, the first to break the awkward pause.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I thought at the time that he was watching Mr. Rush rather closely."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.
in or at that place or location
From this reading TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought at the time that he was watching Mr. Rush rather closely."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I thought at the time that he was watching Mr. Rush rather closely."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I believe Fredericks is right," said Mr. Wilder, the first to break the awkward pause.
male cat
From this reading TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I remember the fellow very well.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX For an instant there was a dead silence in the bankers' offices.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading I thought at the time that he was watching Mr. Rush rather closely."
(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 "I remember the fellow very well.
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading "I believe Fredericks is right," said Mr. Wilder, the first to break the awkward pause.
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