Chapter 12 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE ROVER COMPANY OFFICES "Well, we're off at last! Good-bye to everybody!" The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain. "Don't forget to write regularly!" came from Sam Rover. "Oh, we'll do that--don't fear!" answered his wife Grace.
Chapter 12 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “Good-bye to everybody!"”
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “AT THE ROVER COMPANY OFFICES "Well, we're off at last!”
in a regular manner
From this reading “"Don't forget to write regularly!" came from Sam Rover.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “AT THE ROVER COMPANY OFFICES "Well, we're off at last!”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"Don't forget to write regularly!" came from Sam Rover.”
plural of “volunteer” — (military) a person who freely enlists for service
From this reading “The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.”
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, we'll do that--don't fear!" answered his wife Grace.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE ROVER COMPANY OFFICES "Well, we're off at last!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading AT THE ROVER COMPANY OFFICES "Well, we're off at last!
someone who is a detective
From this reading The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, we'll do that--don't fear!" answered his wife Grace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't forget to write regularly!" came from Sam Rover.
board a train
From this reading The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.
every person
From this reading Good-bye to everybody!"
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "Oh, we'll do that--don't fear!" answered his wife Grace.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Don't forget to write regularly!" came from Sam Rover.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.
the act of departing
From this reading The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.
a farewell remark
From this reading Good-bye to everybody!"
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "Oh, we'll do that--don't fear!" answered his wife Grace.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, we'll do that--don't fear!" answered his wife Grace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.
immediately past
From this reading AT THE ROVER COMPANY OFFICES "Well, we're off at last!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading AT THE ROVER COMPANY OFFICES "Well, we're off at last!
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading AT THE ROVER COMPANY OFFICES "Well, we're off at last!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, we'll do that--don't fear!" answered his wife Grace.
in a regular manner
From this reading "Don't forget to write regularly!" came from Sam Rover.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading AT THE ROVER COMPANY OFFICES "Well, we're off at last!
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Don't forget to write regularly!" came from Sam Rover.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, we'll do that--don't fear!" answered his wife Grace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE ROVER COMPANY OFFICES "Well, we're off at last!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Good-bye to everybody!"
plural of “volunteer” — (military) a person who freely enlists for service
From this reading The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, we'll do that--don't fear!" answered his wife Grace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE ROVER COMPANY OFFICES "Well, we're off at last!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading AT THE ROVER COMPANY OFFICES "Well, we're off at last!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.
which person or people
From this reading The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Oh, we'll do that--don't fear!" answered his wife Grace.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words came from Dick Rover as the last call was given for the volunteers who were going to Camp Huxton to entrain.
produce a literary work
From this reading "Don't forget to write regularly!" came from Sam Rover.
Chapter 12 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas by Edward Stratemeyer holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 164 sentences of The Rover Boys Under Canvas, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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