Chapter 10 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE WAY HOME "Oh, Jack, you don't mean it! Father and Uncle Sam have really volunteered for the war!" It was Martha Rover who spoke. She and her brother were seated in a small summerhouse attached to Clearwater Hall. Not far away sat Mary and Fred.
Chapter 10 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being joined in close association
From this reading “She and her brother were seated in a small summerhouse attached to Clearwater Hall.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “She and her brother were seated in a small summerhouse attached to Clearwater Hall.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “ON THE WAY HOME "Oh, Jack, you don't mean it!”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Not far away sat Mary and Fred.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “It was Martha Rover who spoke.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Father and Uncle Sam have really volunteered for the war!"”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “She and her brother were seated in a small summerhouse attached to Clearwater Hall.”
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading “Father and Uncle Sam have really volunteered for the war!"”
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 She and her brother were seated in a small summerhouse attached to Clearwater Hall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Father and Uncle Sam have really volunteered for the war!"
being joined in close association
From this reading She and her brother were seated in a small summerhouse attached to Clearwater Hall.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Not far away sat Mary and Fred.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading She and her brother were seated in a small summerhouse attached to Clearwater Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She and her brother were seated in a small summerhouse attached to Clearwater Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME "Oh, Jack, you don't mean it!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Not far away sat Mary and Fred.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father and Uncle Sam have really volunteered for the war!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Father and Uncle Sam have really volunteered for the war!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not far away sat Mary and Fred.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading She and her brother were seated in a small summerhouse attached to Clearwater Hall.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Father and Uncle Sam have really volunteered for the war!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She and her brother were seated in a small summerhouse attached to Clearwater Hall.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME "Oh, Jack, you don't mean it!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She and her brother were seated in a small summerhouse attached to Clearwater Hall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME "Oh, Jack, you don't mean it!
a small worthless amount
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME "Oh, Jack, you don't mean it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Martha Rover who spoke.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Not far away sat Mary and Fred.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME "Oh, Jack, you don't mean it!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not far away sat Mary and Fred.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME "Oh, Jack, you don't mean it!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME "Oh, Jack, you don't mean it!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Father and Uncle Sam have really volunteered for the war!"
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading It was Martha Rover who spoke.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Father and Uncle Sam have really volunteered for the war!"
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Not far away sat Mary and Fred.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading She and her brother were seated in a small summerhouse attached to Clearwater Hall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and her brother were seated in a small summerhouse attached to Clearwater Hall.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She and her brother were seated in a small summerhouse attached to Clearwater Hall.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Martha Rover who spoke.
a small roofed building affording shade and rest
From this reading She and her brother were seated in a small summerhouse attached to Clearwater Hall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME "Oh, Jack, you don't mean it!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She and her brother were seated in a small summerhouse attached to Clearwater Hall.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Father and Uncle Sam have really volunteered for the war!"
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading Father and Uncle Sam have really volunteered for the war!"
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Father and Uncle Sam have really volunteered for the war!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Martha Rover who spoke.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME "Oh, Jack, you don't mean it!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She and her brother were seated in a small summerhouse attached to Clearwater Hall.
which person or people
From this reading It was Martha Rover who spoke.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME "Oh, Jack, you don't mean it!
Chapter 10 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas by Edward Stratemeyer holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 10 holds 128 sentences of The Rover Boys Under Canvas, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
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