Chapter 8 of The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale. "You--er--you don't mean that," he faltered. "You can't have me arrested." "We'll see about that, Sobber." "I haven't done anything wrong."
Chapter 8 of The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading “A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.”
a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
From this reading “A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.”
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading “"You--er--you don't mean that," he faltered.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.”
something that is a source of danger
From this reading “A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.”
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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 A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "We'll see about that, Sobber."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
any thing at all
From this reading "I haven't done anything wrong."
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You can't have me arrested."
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You--er--you don't mean that," he faltered.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I haven't done anything wrong."
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading "You--er--you don't mean that," he faltered.
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading "You--er--you don't mean that," he faltered.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't done anything wrong."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You--er--you don't mean that," he faltered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I haven't done anything wrong."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You can't have me arrested."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You--er--you don't mean that," he faltered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
an educational institution
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "We'll see about that, Sobber."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You--er--you don't mean that," he faltered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
something that is a source of danger
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading A CHASE ON THE BOWERY Tom's threat to have Tad Sobber arrested caused the former bully of the school to pause and turn pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll see about that, Sobber."
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "I haven't done anything wrong."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You--er--you don't mean that," he faltered.
Chapter 8 of The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle by Edward Stratemeyer holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
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