Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys Shipwrecked is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys Shipwrecked is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE ROVERS “Oh, look at that auto!” “It turned over and over!” “Do you suppose they are killed?” Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill. In the meanwhile the car run by Tom Rover had disappeared around a bend of the main highway.
Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys Shipwrecked is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE ROVERS “Oh, look at that auto!””
form a curve
From this reading “In the meanwhile the car run by Tom Rover had disappeared around a bend of the main highway.”
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading “In the meanwhile the car run by Tom Rover had disappeared around a bend of the main highway.”
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading “Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.”
possessive form of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE ROVERS “Oh, look at that auto!””
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
From this reading “Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “In the meanwhile the car run by Tom Rover had disappeared around a bend of the main highway.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE ROVERS “Oh, look at that auto!””
In this reading “In the meanwhile the car run by Tom Rover had disappeared around a bend of the main highway.”
In this reading “Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.”
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 Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE ROVERS “Oh, look at that auto!”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE ROVERS “Oh, look at that auto!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It turned over and over!”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Do you suppose they are killed?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading In the meanwhile the car run by Tom Rover had disappeared around a bend of the main highway.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE ROVERS “Oh, look at that auto!”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE ROVERS “Oh, look at that auto!”
form a curve
From this reading In the meanwhile the car run by Tom Rover had disappeared around a bend of the main highway.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the meanwhile the car run by Tom Rover had disappeared around a bend of the main highway.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading In the meanwhile the car run by Tom Rover had disappeared around a bend of the main highway.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you suppose they are killed?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meanwhile the car run by Tom Rover had disappeared around a bend of the main highway.
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading In the meanwhile the car run by Tom Rover had disappeared around a bend of the main highway.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meanwhile the car run by Tom Rover had disappeared around a bend of the main highway.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It turned over and over!”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Do you suppose they are killed?”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE ROVERS “Oh, look at that auto!”
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.
most important element
From this reading In the meanwhile the car run by Tom Rover had disappeared around a bend of the main highway.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading In the meanwhile the car run by Tom Rover had disappeared around a bend of the main highway.
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE ROVERS “Oh, look at that auto!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “It turned over and over!”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading In the meanwhile the car run by Tom Rover had disappeared around a bend of the main highway.
possessive form of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.
plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE ROVERS “Oh, look at that auto!”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading In the meanwhile the car run by Tom Rover had disappeared around a bend of the main highway.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE ROVERS “Oh, look at that auto!”
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
From this reading Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.
express a supposition
From this reading “Do you suppose they are killed?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE ROVERS “Oh, look at that auto!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE ROVERS “Oh, look at that auto!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do you suppose they are killed?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.
male cat
From this reading In the meanwhile the car run by Tom Rover had disappeared around a bend of the main highway.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “It turned over and over!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were some of the cries that came from the occupants of Sam Rover’s car as the machine came to a standstill.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you suppose they are killed?”
Chapter 2 of The Rover Boys Shipwrecked by Edward Stratemeyer holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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 2 holds 195 sentences of The Rover Boys Shipwrecked, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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