Chapter 8 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly. "Take that thing off! Oh, I'll be bitten to death! Take it off, somebody! What is it, anyhow?"
Chapter 8 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 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.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “What is it, anyhow?"”
inflected form of “bite” — to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading “Oh, I'll be bitten to death!”
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.”
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Take it off, somebody!”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading What is it, anyhow?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, I'll be bitten to death!
inflected form of “bite” — to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading Oh, I'll be bitten to death!
lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Oh, I'll be bitten to death!
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, I'll be bitten to death!
discontinued temporarily
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it, anyhow?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Take it off, somebody!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Take that thing off!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Take it off, somebody!
carry out
From this reading "Take that thing off!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Take that thing off!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
a special situation
From this reading "Take that thing off!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, I'll be bitten to death!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it, anyhow?"
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
Chapter 8 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas by Edward Stratemeyer holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 8 holds 149 sentences of The Rover Boys Under Canvas, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 149 sentences, grouped into 30 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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