Chapter 27 of The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEW MOVE OF THE ENEMY "Something is up." It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht. He addressed Hans. "Vot you vos see?" asked the German youth. "Look!"
Chapter 27 of The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “He addressed Hans.”
a person of German nationality
From this reading “"Vot you vos see?" asked the German youth.”
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading “He addressed Hans.”
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading “It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.”
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.”
any bird having a musical call
From this reading “It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.”
travel by means of steam power
From this reading “It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.”
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading “It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.”
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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 NEW MOVE OF THE ENEMY "Something is up."
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading He addressed Hans.
later than; following
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Vot you vos see?" asked the German youth.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
an opposing military force
From this reading A NEW MOVE OF THE ENEMY "Something is up."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
a person of German nationality
From this reading "Vot you vos see?" asked the German youth.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading He addressed Hans.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He addressed Hans.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NEW MOVE OF THE ENEMY "Something is up."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look!"
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A NEW MOVE OF THE ENEMY "Something is up."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW MOVE OF THE ENEMY "Something is up."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NEW MOVE OF THE ENEMY "Something is up."
and nothing more
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Vot you vos see?" asked the German youth.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A NEW MOVE OF THE ENEMY "Something is up."
any bird having a musical call
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
travel by means of steam power
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW MOVE OF THE ENEMY "Something is up."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A NEW MOVE OF THE ENEMY "Something is up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Vot you vos see?" asked the German youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Vot you vos see?" asked the German youth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
which person or people
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading It was Fred who spoke, only a few minutes after Songbird and the sailor in charge of the rowboat had left the side of the steam yacht.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Vot you vos see?" asked the German youth.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "Vot you vos see?" asked the German youth.
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