Chapter 17 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NIGHT ON THE ROAD "This is the life, boys!" "Ho for a life under canvas!" "Beats rooming in a school all hollow, doesn't it?" "Exactly so! And think--we haven't any studying to do.
Chapter 17 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “"Beats rooming in a school all hollow, doesn't it?"”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “A NIGHT ON THE ROAD "This is the life, boys!"”
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading “"Ho for a life under canvas!"”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “"Exactly so!”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “"Beats rooming in a school all hollow, doesn't it?"”
-ing form of “room” — live and take one's meals at or in
From this reading “"Beats rooming in a school all hollow, doesn't it?"”
an educational institution
From this reading “"Beats rooming in a school all hollow, doesn't it?"”
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading “And think--we haven't any studying to do.”
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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 NIGHT ON THE ROAD "This is the life, boys!"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Beats rooming in a school all hollow, doesn't it?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And think--we haven't any studying to do.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And think--we haven't any studying to do.
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading "Beats rooming in a school all hollow, doesn't it?"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE ROAD "This is the life, boys!"
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading "Ho for a life under canvas!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And think--we haven't any studying to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Beats rooming in a school all hollow, doesn't it?"
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Exactly so!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Ho for a life under canvas!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And think--we haven't any studying to do.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading "Ho for a life under canvas!"
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading "Beats rooming in a school all hollow, doesn't it?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Beats rooming in a school all hollow, doesn't it?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE ROAD "This is the life, boys!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Beats rooming in a school all hollow, doesn't it?"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE ROAD "This is the life, boys!"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE ROAD "This is the life, boys!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE ROAD "This is the life, boys!"
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE ROAD "This is the life, boys!"
-ing form of “room” — live and take one's meals at or in
From this reading "Beats rooming in a school all hollow, doesn't it?"
an educational institution
From this reading "Beats rooming in a school all hollow, doesn't it?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Exactly so!
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading And think--we haven't any studying to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE ROAD "This is the life, boys!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And think--we haven't any studying to do.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE ROAD "This is the life, boys!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And think--we haven't any studying to do.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Ho for a life under canvas!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And think--we haven't any studying to do.
Chapter 17 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas by Edward Stratemeyer holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 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 17 holds 117 sentences of The Rover Boys Under Canvas, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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