Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys on the River is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys on the River is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam. "What a rascal he is getting to be! Almost as bad as Dan Baxter." "Oh, he would have to be a good deal worse than he is to be as bad as Dan," returned Sam. "But I admit, he is bad enough."
Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys on the River is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “"But I admit, he is bad enough."”
a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
From this reading “FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “"What a rascal he is getting to be!”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"Oh, he would have to be a good deal worse than he is to be as bad as Dan," returned Sam.”
required or under orders
From this reading “FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “"Oh, he would have to be a good deal worse than he is to be as bad as Dan," returned Sam.”
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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 "What a rascal he is getting to be!
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "But I admit, he is bad enough."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost as bad as Dan Baxter."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Almost as bad as Dan Baxter."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Almost as bad as Dan Baxter."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What a rascal he is getting to be!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I admit, he is bad enough."
a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Almost as bad as Dan Baxter."
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "Oh, he would have to be a good deal worse than he is to be as bad as Dan," returned Sam.
someone who is a detective
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "But I admit, he is bad enough."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "What a rascal he is getting to be!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Oh, he would have to be a good deal worse than he is to be as bad as Dan," returned Sam.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, he would have to be a good deal worse than he is to be as bad as Dan," returned Sam.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What a rascal he is getting to be!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
and nothing more
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
information about recent and important events
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, he would have to be a good deal worse than he is to be as bad as Dan," returned Sam.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading "What a rascal he is getting to be!
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Oh, he would have to be a good deal worse than he is to be as bad as Dan," returned Sam.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Oh, he would have to be a good deal worse than he is to be as bad as Dan," returned Sam.
required or under orders
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Oh, he would have to be a good deal worse than he is to be as bad as Dan," returned Sam.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What a rascal he is getting to be!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a rascal he is getting to be!
at the time that
From this reading FUN ON THE CAMPUS "It was Lew Flapp, just as I supposed," said Dick, when he heard the news from Captain Putnam.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "Oh, he would have to be a good deal worse than he is to be as bad as Dan," returned Sam.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Oh, he would have to be a good deal worse than he is to be as bad as Dan," returned Sam.
Chapter 7 of The Rover Boys on the River by Edward Stratemeyer holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 7 holds 141 sentences of The Rover Boys on the River, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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