Chapter 27 of The Rover Boys on the Plains is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Rover Boys on the Plains is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOGETHER ONCE MORE "Tom!" "Dick and Sam!" "How in the world did you get here?" "Where are the others?" These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.
Chapter 27 of The Rover Boys on the Plains is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"Dick and Sam!"”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"Dick and Sam!"”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.”
male cat
From this reading “TOGETHER ONCE MORE "Tom!"”
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In this reading “These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.”
anew
In this reading “TOGETHER ONCE MORE "Tom!"”
In this reading “"How in the world did you get here?"”
anew
In this reading “These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.”
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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 These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.
anew
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Dick and Sam!"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are the others?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Dick and Sam!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How in the world did you get here?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "How in the world did you get here?"
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "How in the world did you get here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How in the world did you get here?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "How in the world did you get here?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading TOGETHER ONCE MORE "Tom!"
on one occasion
From this reading TOGETHER ONCE MORE "Tom!"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where are the others?"
above and across; more than
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Dick and Sam!"
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How in the world did you get here?"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading TOGETHER ONCE MORE "Tom!"
male cat
From this reading TOGETHER ONCE MORE "Tom!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked and answered as the three Rover boys shook hands over and over again.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are the others?"
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "How in the world did you get here?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How in the world did you get here?"
Chapter 27 of The Rover Boys on the Plains by Edward Stratemeyer holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 27 holds 131 sentences of The Rover Boys on the Plains, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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