Chapter 19 of The Rover Boys on the Plains is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Rover Boys on the Plains is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam. "More than likely. Don't you remember the machinery? That printing press--" "Yes, yes! It's as clear as day.
Chapter 19 of The Rover Boys on the Plains is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a copy that is represented as the original
From this reading “DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “"More than likely.”
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading “Don't you remember the machinery?”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “That printing press--" "Yes, yes!”
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading “That printing press--" "Yes, yes!”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It's as clear as day.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.
rid of obstructions
From this reading It's as clear as day.
a copy that is represented as the original
From this reading DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It's as clear as day.
someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you remember the machinery?
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's as clear as day.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "More than likely.
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading Don't you remember the machinery?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "More than likely.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading That printing press--" "Yes, yes!
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading That printing press--" "Yes, yes!
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Don't you remember the machinery?
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "More than likely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That printing press--" "Yes, yes!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don't you remember the machinery?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.
an affirmative
From this reading That printing press--" "Yes, yes!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DICK AND SAM BECOME PRISONERS "Do you really think those are counterfeit, Dick?" gasped Sam.
Chapter 19 of The Rover Boys on the Plains by Edward Stratemeyer holds 138 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 19 holds 138 sentences of The Rover Boys on the Plains, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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