Chapter 29 of The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "The, treasure!" The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done. "What's that?" cried Mr. Rover. "We have found one of the chests," answered Dick. "And it's full of gold pieces!" added Sam and Tom in a breath.
Chapter 29 of The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chest” — the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “"We have found one of the chests," answered Dick.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "The, treasure!"”
toward home
From this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "The, treasure!"”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “"What's that?" cried Mr. Rover.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"And it's full of gold pieces!" added Sam and Tom in a breath.”
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading “The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "The, treasure!"”
communicated in words
From this reading “The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.”
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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 "And it's full of gold pieces!" added Sam and Tom in a breath.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "And it's full of gold pieces!" added Sam and Tom in a breath.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "We have found one of the chests," answered Dick.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
confined by bonds
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "The, treasure!"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "And it's full of gold pieces!" added Sam and Tom in a breath.
plural of “chest” — the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading "We have found one of the chests," answered Dick.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "The, treasure!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What's that?" cried Mr. Rover.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "We have found one of the chests," answered Dick.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
set up or found
From this reading "We have found one of the chests," answered Dick.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "And it's full of gold pieces!" added Sam and Tom in a breath.
coins made of gold
From this reading "And it's full of gold pieces!" added Sam and Tom in a breath.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
toward home
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "The, treasure!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And it's full of gold pieces!" added Sam and Tom in a breath.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And it's full of gold pieces!" added Sam and Tom in a breath.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "What's that?" cried Mr. Rover.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We have found one of the chests," answered Dick.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading "And it's full of gold pieces!" added Sam and Tom in a breath.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading "What's that?" cried Mr. Rover.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "And it's full of gold pieces!" added Sam and Tom in a breath.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that?" cried Mr. Rover.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "The, treasure!"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
male cat
From this reading "And it's full of gold pieces!" added Sam and Tom in a breath.
the upper part of anything
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "The, treasure!"
communicated in words
From this reading The boys uttered the cry together and it thrilled those at the top of the opening as nothing else could have done.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have found one of the chests," answered Dick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that?" cried Mr. Rover.
Chapter 29 of The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle by Edward Stratemeyer holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 29 holds 166 sentences of The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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