Chapter 18 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl. "She probably won't ask your consent," sneered Mumps. "She would not marry him if I was with her. He only has an influence over her when I am away." "Exactly--and he knows that," put in Baxter.
Chapter 18 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.”
permission to do something
From this reading “STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.”
an opposing military force
From this reading “STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “"Exactly--and he knows that," put in Baxter.”
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading “He only has an influence over her when I am away."”
an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
From this reading “"She probably won't ask your consent," sneered Mumps.”
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading “"She probably won't ask your consent," sneered Mumps.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading He only has an influence over her when I am away."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He only has an influence over her when I am away."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Exactly--and he knows that," put in Baxter.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "She probably won't ask your consent," sneered Mumps.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He only has an influence over her when I am away."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Exactly--and he knows that," put in Baxter.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
permission to do something
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
an opposing military force
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Exactly--and he knows that," put in Baxter.
a young female
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He only has an influence over her when I am away."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He only has an influence over her when I am away."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She would not marry him if I was with her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She would not marry him if I was with her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She would not marry him if I was with her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "She would not marry him if I was with her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading He only has an influence over her when I am away."
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Exactly--and he knows that," put in Baxter.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
take in marriage
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
From this reading "She probably won't ask your consent," sneered Mumps.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She would not marry him if I was with her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
and nothing more
From this reading He only has an influence over her when I am away."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
above and across; more than
From this reading He only has an influence over her when I am away."
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "She probably won't ask your consent," sneered Mumps.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Exactly--and he knows that," put in Baxter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She probably won't ask your consent," sneered Mumps.
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading "She probably won't ask your consent," sneered Mumps.
not in physical motion
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She would not marry him if I was with her.
at the time that
From this reading He only has an influence over her when I am away."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
in the company of; together with
From this reading STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY "That man will never marry my mother with my consent!" burst out the unhappy girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She probably won't ask your consent," sneered Mumps.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "She would not marry him if I was with her.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She probably won't ask your consent," sneered Mumps.
Chapter 18 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean by Edward Stratemeyer holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
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