Chapter 20 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIRST DAYS UNDER CANVAS "Gee, but I'm tired!" Andy and Randy heard Glutts grumble. "I'll bet I'll be stiff all over to-morrow morning." "It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself. "I'll bet I'm getting a blister on my left heel."
Chapter 20 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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get blistered
From this reading “"I'll bet I'm getting a blister on my left heel."”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “FIRST DAYS UNDER CANVAS "Gee, but I'm tired!"”
show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading “Andy and Randy heard Glutts grumble.”
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “"I'll bet I'm getting a blister on my left heel."”
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading “"It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself.”
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading “Andy and Randy heard Glutts grumble.”
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading “"It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself.”
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading “"It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself.”
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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 "It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself.
(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 "I'll bet I'll be stiff all over to-morrow morning."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Andy and Randy heard Glutts grumble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy and Randy heard Glutts grumble.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'll bet I'll be stiff all over to-morrow morning."
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading "I'll bet I'll be stiff all over to-morrow morning."
get blistered
From this reading "I'll bet I'm getting a blister on my left heel."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading FIRST DAYS UNDER CANVAS "Gee, but I'm tired!"
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading FIRST DAYS UNDER CANVAS "Gee, but I'm tired!"
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading FIRST DAYS UNDER CANVAS "Gee, but I'm tired!"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FIRST DAYS UNDER CANVAS "Gee, but I'm tired!"
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading FIRST DAYS UNDER CANVAS "Gee, but I'm tired!"
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "I'll bet I'm getting a blister on my left heel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy and Randy heard Glutts grumble.
show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading Andy and Randy heard Glutts grumble.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Andy and Randy heard Glutts grumble.
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading "I'll bet I'm getting a blister on my left heel."
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading "It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll bet I'll be stiff all over to-morrow morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FIRST DAYS UNDER CANVAS "Gee, but I'm tired!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "I'll bet I'm getting a blister on my left heel."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I'll bet I'll be stiff all over to-morrow morning."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'll bet I'm getting a blister on my left heel."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I'll bet I'm getting a blister on my left heel."
above and across; more than
From this reading "I'll bet I'll be stiff all over to-morrow morning."
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading Andy and Randy heard Glutts grumble.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading "I'll bet I'll be stiff all over to-morrow morning."
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading "It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading FIRST DAYS UNDER CANVAS "Gee, but I'm tired!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll bet I'll be stiff all over to-morrow morning."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading FIRST DAYS UNDER CANVAS "Gee, but I'm tired!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself.
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading "It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning and stretching himself.
Chapter 20 of The Rover Boys Under Canvas by Edward Stratemeyer holds 146 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.
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