Chapter 12 of The Rover Boys Shipwrecked is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of The Rover Boys Shipwrecked is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE MOTOR BOAT AGAIN “The ship is on fire!” “I wonder how that happened?” “I bet that’s the work of Small!” cried Jack. “More than likely――unless we set fire to something in the galley,” returned Fred. “Maybe that loose gasoline caught,” said Ralph.
Chapter 12 of The Rover Boys Shipwrecked is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading ““I bet that’s the work of Small!” cried Jack.”
a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
From this reading ““More than likely――unless we set fire to something in the galley,” returned Fred.”
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading ““Maybe that loose gasoline caught,” said Ralph.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading ““More than likely――unless we set fire to something in the galley,” returned Fred.”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading ““Maybe that loose gasoline caught,” said Ralph.”
by chance
From this reading ““Maybe that loose gasoline caught,” said Ralph.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “ON THE MOTOR BOAT AGAIN “The ship is on fire!””
except if; if not
From this reading ““More than likely――unless we set fire to something in the galley,” returned Fred.”
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 “ON THE MOTOR BOAT AGAIN “The ship is on fire!””
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anew
From this reading ON THE MOTOR BOAT AGAIN “The ship is on fire!”
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “I bet that’s the work of Small!” cried Jack.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading ON THE MOTOR BOAT AGAIN “The ship is on fire!”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Maybe that loose gasoline caught,” said Ralph.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I bet that’s the work of Small!” cried Jack.
start firing a weapon
From this reading ON THE MOTOR BOAT AGAIN “The ship is on fire!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “More than likely――unless we set fire to something in the galley,” returned Fred.
a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
From this reading “More than likely――unless we set fire to something in the galley,” returned Fred.
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading “Maybe that loose gasoline caught,” said Ralph.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “I wonder how that happened?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wonder how that happened?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder how that happened?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “More than likely――unless we set fire to something in the galley,” returned Fred.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE MOTOR BOAT AGAIN “The ship is on fire!”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “I bet that’s the work of Small!” cried Jack.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “More than likely――unless we set fire to something in the galley,” returned Fred.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “Maybe that loose gasoline caught,” said Ralph.
by chance
From this reading “Maybe that loose gasoline caught,” said Ralph.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “More than likely――unless we set fire to something in the galley,” returned Fred.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading ON THE MOTOR BOAT AGAIN “The ship is on fire!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I bet that’s the work of Small!” cried Jack.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE MOTOR BOAT AGAIN “The ship is on fire!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Maybe that loose gasoline caught,” said Ralph.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “More than likely――unless we set fire to something in the galley,” returned Fred.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Maybe that loose gasoline caught,” said Ralph.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “More than likely――unless we set fire to something in the galley,” returned Fred.
transport commercially
From this reading ON THE MOTOR BOAT AGAIN “The ship is on fire!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I bet that’s the work of Small!” cried Jack.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “More than likely――unless we set fire to something in the galley,” returned Fred.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “More than likely――unless we set fire to something in the galley,” returned Fred.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I wonder how that happened?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I bet that’s the work of Small!” cried Jack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE MOTOR BOAT AGAIN “The ship is on fire!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “More than likely――unless we set fire to something in the galley,” returned Fred.
except if; if not
From this reading “More than likely――unless we set fire to something in the galley,” returned Fred.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “More than likely――unless we set fire to something in the galley,” returned Fred.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder how that happened?”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “I bet that’s the work of Small!” cried Jack.
Chapter 12 of The Rover Boys Shipwrecked by Edward Stratemeyer holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 12 holds 154 sentences of The Rover Boys Shipwrecked, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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