Chapter 4 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RESCUE ON THE LAKE "Andy's overboard!" "Grab him, somebody!" "Wow! what is this anyway--a bombardment?" Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash. "It's fire coming down!
Chapter 4 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading “Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.”
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
From this reading “"Wow! what is this anyway--a bombardment?"”
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “"Grab him, somebody!"”
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading “Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.”
to extremes
From this reading “A RESCUE ON THE LAKE "Andy's overboard!"”
plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.”
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
From this reading “Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.”
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading “"Wow! what is this anyway--a bombardment?"”
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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 A RESCUE ON THE LAKE "Andy's overboard!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A RESCUE ON THE LAKE "Andy's overboard!"
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "Wow! what is this anyway--a bombardment?"
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
From this reading "Wow! what is this anyway--a bombardment?"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "It's fire coming down!
start firing a weapon
From this reading "It's fire coming down!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading "Grab him, somebody!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Grab him, somebody!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Wow! what is this anyway--a bombardment?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's fire coming down!
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading A RESCUE ON THE LAKE "Andy's overboard!"
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A RESCUE ON THE LAKE "Andy's overboard!"
above and across; more than
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
to extremes
From this reading A RESCUE ON THE LAKE "Andy's overboard!"
free from harm or evil
From this reading A RESCUE ON THE LAKE "Andy's overboard!"
plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
cut with a saw
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Grab him, somebody!"
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RESCUE ON THE LAKE "Andy's overboard!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Wow! what is this anyway--a bombardment?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Wow! what is this anyway--a bombardment?"
at the time that
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Such were the cries coming from the three Rovers when they saw the luckless Andy lose his balance and go over into the lake with a splash.
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading "Wow! what is this anyway--a bombardment?"
Chapter 4 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas by Edward Stratemeyer holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 4 holds 132 sentences of The Rover Boys Under Canvas, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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