Chapter 28 of The Rover Boys out West is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Rover Boys out West is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BILL NOXTON COMES TO GRIEF "We've found him, boys! Here's the hoss thief, with five o' the hosses with him!" "Git up thar, young feller, an' give an account o'yerself!" Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise. "Let up, Sam," he murmured.
Chapter 28 of The Rover Boys out West is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a person who fells trees
From this reading “"Git up thar, young feller, an' give an account o'yerself!"”
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “"Git up thar, young feller, an' give an account o'yerself!"”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “BILL NOXTON COMES TO GRIEF "We've found him, boys!”
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.”
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading “Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"Let up, Sam," he murmured.”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “Here's the hoss thief, with five o' the hosses with him!"”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading "Git up thar, young feller, an' give an account o'yerself!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Git up thar, young feller, an' give an account o'yerself!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading BILL NOXTON COMES TO GRIEF "We've found him, boys!
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading BILL NOXTON COMES TO GRIEF "We've found him, boys!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading BILL NOXTON COMES TO GRIEF "We've found him, boys!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
a person who fells trees
From this reading "Git up thar, young feller, an' give an account o'yerself!"
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Here's the hoss thief, with five o' the hosses with him!"
set up or found
From this reading BILL NOXTON COMES TO GRIEF "We've found him, boys!
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading "Git up thar, young feller, an' give an account o'yerself!"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Git up thar, young feller, an' give an account o'yerself!"
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading BILL NOXTON COMES TO GRIEF "We've found him, boys!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here's the hoss thief, with five o' the hosses with him!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BILL NOXTON COMES TO GRIEF "We've found him, boys!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here's the hoss thief, with five o' the hosses with him!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here's the hoss thief, with five o' the hosses with him!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let up, Sam," he murmured.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Let up, Sam," he murmured.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BILL NOXTON COMES TO GRIEF "We've found him, boys!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Here's the hoss thief, with five o' the hosses with him!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Git up thar, young feller, an' give an account o'yerself!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Let up, Sam," he murmured.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Git up thar, young feller, an' give an account o'yerself!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here's the hoss thief, with five o' the hosses with him!"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading Here's the hoss thief, with five o' the hosses with him!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BILL NOXTON COMES TO GRIEF "We've found him, boys!
male cat
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Git up thar, young feller, an' give an account o'yerself!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BILL NOXTON COMES TO GRIEF "We've found him, boys!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here's the hoss thief, with five o' the hosses with him!"
the words that are spoken
From this reading Tom did not hear these words, but he felt a sharp kick in the ribs and gave a gasp of pain and surprise.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Git up thar, young feller, an' give an account o'yerself!"
Chapter 28 of The Rover Boys out West by Edward Stratemeyer holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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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