Chapter 1 of The Rover Boys on the River is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Rover Boys on the River is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Whoop! hurrah! Zip, boom, ah! Rockets!" "For gracious' sake, Tom, what's all the racket about? I thought we had all the noise we wanted last night, when we broke up camp."
Chapter 1 of The Rover Boys on the River is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading “Zip, boom, ah!”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “"For gracious' sake, Tom, what's all the racket about?”
a victory cheer
From this reading “"Whoop! hurrah!”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “I thought we had all the noise we wanted last night, when we broke up camp."”
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading “"For gracious' sake, Tom, what's all the racket about?”
plural of “rocket” — any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading “Rockets!"”
shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm
From this reading “"Whoop! hurrah!”
close with a zipper
From this reading “Zip, boom, ah!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "For gracious' sake, Tom, what's all the racket about?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zip, boom, ah!
(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 "For gracious' sake, Tom, what's all the racket about?
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading Zip, boom, ah!
lacking funds
From this reading I thought we had all the noise we wanted last night, when we broke up camp."
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading I thought we had all the noise we wanted last night, when we broke up camp."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For gracious' sake, Tom, what's all the racket about?
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading "For gracious' sake, Tom, what's all the racket about?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thought we had all the noise we wanted last night, when we broke up camp."
a victory cheer
From this reading "Whoop! hurrah!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought we had all the noise we wanted last night, when we broke up camp."
immediately past
From this reading I thought we had all the noise we wanted last night, when we broke up camp."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I thought we had all the noise we wanted last night, when we broke up camp."
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading I thought we had all the noise we wanted last night, when we broke up camp."
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading "For gracious' sake, Tom, what's all the racket about?
plural of “rocket” — any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading Rockets!"
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading "For gracious' sake, Tom, what's all the racket about?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "For gracious' sake, Tom, what's all the racket about?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought we had all the noise we wanted last night, when we broke up camp."
male cat
From this reading "For gracious' sake, Tom, what's all the racket about?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I thought we had all the noise we wanted last night, when we broke up camp."
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I thought we had all the noise we wanted last night, when we broke up camp."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I thought we had all the noise we wanted last night, when we broke up camp."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "For gracious' sake, Tom, what's all the racket about?
at the time that
From this reading I thought we had all the noise we wanted last night, when we broke up camp."
shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm
From this reading "Whoop! hurrah!
close with a zipper
From this reading Zip, boom, ah!
Chapter 1 of The Rover Boys on the River by Edward Stratemeyer holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 1 holds 113 sentences of The Rover Boys on the River, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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