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Chapter 11 of The Rover Boys Shipwrecked is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ESCAPE “Hold us prisoners?” burst out several of the boys in chorus. “That’s what, lads. I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate. They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.” “The rascals!” cried Jack, indignantly.
Chapter 11 of The Rover Boys Shipwrecked is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “THE ESCAPE “Hold us prisoners?” burst out several of the boys in chorus.”
in an indignant manner
From this reading ““The rascals!” cried Jack, indignantly.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading ““That’s what, lads.”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.”
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading “I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “THE ESCAPE “Hold us prisoners?” burst out several of the boys in chorus.”
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading ““The rascals!” cried Jack, indignantly.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.””
give sudden release to an expression
In this reading “THE ESCAPE “Hold us prisoners?” burst out several of the boys in chorus.”
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 I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.
(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 They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Hold us prisoners?” burst out several of the boys in chorus.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Hold us prisoners?” burst out several of the boys in chorus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Hold us prisoners?” burst out several of the boys in chorus.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “The rascals!” cried Jack, indignantly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Hold us prisoners?” burst out several of the boys in chorus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
your parents
From this reading They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Hold us prisoners?” burst out several of the boys in chorus.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Hold us prisoners?” burst out several of the boys in chorus.
in an indignant manner
From this reading “The rascals!” cried Jack, indignantly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “The rascals!” cried Jack, indignantly.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “That’s what, lads.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Hold us prisoners?” burst out several of the boys in chorus.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Hold us prisoners?” burst out several of the boys in chorus.
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Hold us prisoners?” burst out several of the boys in chorus.
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “The rascals!” cried Jack, indignantly.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Hold us prisoners?” burst out several of the boys in chorus.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s what, lads.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Hold us prisoners?” burst out several of the boys in chorus.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
up to a particular time
From this reading They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE ESCAPE “Hold us prisoners?” burst out several of the boys in chorus.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That’s what, lads.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I had a little work to do at the stern, and I overheard a talk between Ferguson and the mate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They got it all fixed with the cap’n to hold you till your folks pay a whole lot of money to have you set free.”
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