Chapter 8 of The Rover Boys winning a fortune is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Rover Boys winning a fortune is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF ON AN OUTING “Now for a good old-fashioned outing in the woods! Boys, we ought to have a bully time!” It was Gif who spoke, two days later. The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm. He was running one car while Randy was running the other.
Chapter 8 of The Rover Boys winning a fortune is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “Boys, we ought to have a bully time!””
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.”
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.”
out of fashion
From this reading “OFF ON AN OUTING “Now for a good old-fashioned outing in the woods!”
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading “OFF ON AN OUTING “Now for a good old-fashioned outing in the woods!”
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading “He was running one car while Randy was running the other.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.”
In this reading “It was Gif who spoke, two days later.”
come together
In this reading “The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.”
In this reading “OFF ON AN OUTING “Now for a good old-fashioned outing in the woods!”
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 OFF ON AN OUTING “Now for a good old-fashioned outing in the woods!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading OFF ON AN OUTING “Now for a good old-fashioned outing in the woods!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Boys, we ought to have a bully time!”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading Boys, we ought to have a bully time!”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading He was running one car while Randy was running the other.
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was Gif who spoke, two days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF ON AN OUTING “Now for a good old-fashioned outing in the woods!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Gif who spoke, two days later.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading OFF ON AN OUTING “Now for a good old-fashioned outing in the woods!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Boys, we ought to have a bully time!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was running one car while Randy was running the other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OFF ON AN OUTING “Now for a good old-fashioned outing in the woods!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Gif who spoke, two days later.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It was Gif who spoke, two days later.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading OFF ON AN OUTING “Now for a good old-fashioned outing in the woods!
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF ON AN OUTING “Now for a good old-fashioned outing in the woods!
out of fashion
From this reading OFF ON AN OUTING “Now for a good old-fashioned outing in the woods!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OFF ON AN OUTING “Now for a good old-fashioned outing in the woods!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was running one car while Randy was running the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He was running one car while Randy was running the other.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Boys, we ought to have a bully time!”
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading OFF ON AN OUTING “Now for a good old-fashioned outing in the woods!
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading He was running one car while Randy was running the other.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading He was running one car while Randy was running the other.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Gif who spoke, two days later.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF ON AN OUTING “Now for a good old-fashioned outing in the woods!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Boys, we ought to have a bully time!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Boys, we ought to have a bully time!”
create by training and teaching
From this reading The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was Gif who spoke, two days later.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Gif who spoke, two days later.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Boys, we ought to have a bully time!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boys had seen the girls off on the train at Oak Run across the river from Dexter’s Corners and were returning to the farm.
during the time that
From this reading He was running one car while Randy was running the other.
which person or people
From this reading It was Gif who spoke, two days later.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading OFF ON AN OUTING “Now for a good old-fashioned outing in the woods!
Chapter 8 of The Rover Boys winning a fortune by Edward Stratemeyer holds 150 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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