Chapter 21 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend. "Dick Rover, are you there?" came from the girl in nervous tones. "Yes, Dora, I am here, with my brothers and a sailor friend." "Save me, please!" "We will!" came from all of the Rover boys in concert.
Chapter 21 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.”
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading “"We will!" came from all of the Rover boys in concert.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.”
easily agitated
From this reading “"Dick Rover, are you there?" came from the girl in nervous tones.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “"Dick Rover, are you there?" came from the girl in nervous tones.”
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “"Yes, Dora, I am here, with my brothers and a sailor friend."”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “"Dick Rover, are you there?" came from the girl in nervous tones.”
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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 "Yes, Dora, I am here, with my brothers and a sailor friend."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "We will!" came from all of the Rover boys in concert.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Yes, Dora, I am here, with my brothers and a sailor friend."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Dick Rover, are you there?" came from the girl in nervous tones.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "We will!" came from all of the Rover boys in concert.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Yes, Dora, I am here, with my brothers and a sailor friend."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Dick Rover, are you there?" came from the girl in nervous tones.
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading "We will!" came from all of the Rover boys in concert.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
someone who is a detective
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Dick Rover, are you there?" came from the girl in nervous tones.
a young female
From this reading "Dick Rover, are you there?" came from the girl in nervous tones.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Yes, Dora, I am here, with my brothers and a sailor friend."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, Dora, I am here, with my brothers and a sailor friend."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Save me, please!"
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, Dora, I am here, with my brothers and a sailor friend."
easily agitated
From this reading "Dick Rover, are you there?" came from the girl in nervous tones.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Save me, please!"
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading "Dick Rover, are you there?" came from the girl in nervous tones.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading "Yes, Dora, I am here, with my brothers and a sailor friend."
except for; apart from
From this reading "Save me, please!"
an instance of visual perception
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE BAY "There is Dora now!" cried Dick, and his heart leaped into his throat at the sight of his dearest friend.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Dick Rover, are you there?" came from the girl in nervous tones.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We will!" came from all of the Rover boys in concert.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "We will!" came from all of the Rover boys in concert.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, Dora, I am here, with my brothers and a sailor friend."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Dora, I am here, with my brothers and a sailor friend."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dick Rover, are you there?" came from the girl in nervous tones.
Chapter 21 of The Rover Boys on the Ocean by Edward Stratemeyer holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 21 holds 151 sentences of The Rover Boys on the Ocean, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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