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Agent Nine and the Jewel Mystery
Agent Nine and the Jewel Mystery

Chapter VII · The Man on the Platform ★

Chapter VII of Agent Nine and the Jewel Mystery, “The Man on the Platform ★,” is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Tully remained in the deep sleep for another fifteen minutes.
Then he stirred restlessly and Bob went over to his side.
As he looked down Tully opened his eyes.
They appeared clear and perfectly normal.
Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Agent Nine and the Jewel Mystery

Chapter VII · The Man on the Platform ★

Chapter VII of Agent Nine and the Jewel Mystery, “The Man on the Platform ★,” is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Tully remained in the deep sleep for another fifteen minutes.
/ˈtʌli rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn ðə diːp sliːp fɔːr əˈnʌðər fɪfˈtiːn ˈmɪnəts/
Line 2
Then he stirred restlessly and Bob went over to his side.
/ðen hiː stɜːrd ˈrestləsli ənd bɑːb went ˈoʊvər tuː hɪz saɪd/
Line 3
As he looked down Tully opened his eyes.
/æz hiː lʊkt daʊn ˈtʌli ˈoʊpənd hɪz aɪz/
Line 4
They appeared clear and perfectly normal.
/ðeɪ əˈpɪrd klɪr ənd ˈpɜːrfəktli ˈnɔːrməl/
Line 5
Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.
/ˈtʌli əˈtemptɪd tuː sɪt ʌp bʌt bɑːb pʊt hɪz hændz ɑːn hɪz ˈʃoʊldərz ənd ˈdʒentli pʊʃt hɪm bæk ɑːn ðə kaʊtʃ/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

attempted adjective US /əˈtemptɪd/

tried unsuccessfully

From this reading “Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.”

couch noun US /kaʊtʃ/

an upholstered seat for more than one person

From this reading “Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.”

fifteen noun US /fɪfˈtiːn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading “Tully remained in the deep sleep for another fifteen minutes.”

normal adjective US /ˈnɔːrməl/

conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal

From this reading “They appeared clear and perfectly normal.”

pushed verb US /pʊʃt/

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading “Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.”

restlessly adverb US /ˈrestləsli/

in a restless manner

From this reading “Then he stirred restlessly and Bob went over to his side.”

stirred adjective US /stɜːrd/

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading “Then he stirred restlessly and Bob went over to his side.”

Tully noun US /ˈtʌli/

a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)

From this reading “Tully remained in the deep sleep for another fifteen minutes.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

fifteen minutes noun + noun

In this reading “Tully remained in the deep sleep for another fifteen minutes.”

perfectly normal adverb + adjective

In this reading “They appeared clear and perfectly normal.”

deep sleep adjective + noun

In this reading “Tully remained in the deep sleep for another fifteen minutes.”

on the couch preposition + article + noun counted as “on … couch”

In this reading “Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.”

sit up verb + adjective

not go to bed

In this reading “Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.”

looked down verb + adjective counted as “look down”

In this reading “As he looked down Tully opened his eyes.”

went over verb + particle counted as “go over”

hold a review (of troops)

In this reading “Then he stirred restlessly and Bob went over to his side.”

remained in verb + particle counted as “remain in”

In this reading “Tully remained in the deep sleep for another fifteen minutes.”

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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.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Then he stirred restlessly and Bob went over to his side.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Tully remained in the deep sleep for another fifteen minutes.

appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading They appeared clear and perfectly normal.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As he looked down Tully opened his eyes.

attemptedadjectiveUS /əˈtemptɪd/

tried unsuccessfully

From this reading Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.

BobverbUS /bɑːb/

move up and down repeatedly

From this reading Then he stirred restlessly and Bob went over to his side.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.

clearverbUS /klɪr/

rid of obstructions

From this reading They appeared clear and perfectly normal.

couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/

an upholstered seat for more than one person

From this reading Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Tully remained in the deep sleep for another fifteen minutes.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading As he looked down Tully opened his eyes.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading As he looked down Tully opened his eyes.

fifteennounUS /fɪfˈtiːn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading Tully remained in the deep sleep for another fifteen minutes.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Tully remained in the deep sleep for another fifteen minutes.

gentlyadverbUS /ˈdʒentli/

in a gradual manner

From this reading Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then he stirred restlessly and Bob went over to his side.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Then he stirred restlessly and Bob went over to his side.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Tully remained in the deep sleep for another fifteen minutes.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading As he looked down Tully opened his eyes.

minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading Tully remained in the deep sleep for another fifteen minutes.

normaladjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrməl/

conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal

From this reading They appeared clear and perfectly normal.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.

openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading As he looked down Tully opened his eyes.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Then he stirred restlessly and Bob went over to his side.

perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading They appeared clear and perfectly normal.

pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.

remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Tully remained in the deep sleep for another fifteen minutes.

restlesslyadverbUS /ˈrestləsli/

in a restless manner

From this reading Then he stirred restlessly and Bob went over to his side.

shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Then he stirred restlessly and Bob went over to his side.

sitverbUS /sɪt/

be seated

From this reading Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.

sleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Tully remained in the deep sleep for another fifteen minutes.

stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading Then he stirred restlessly and Bob went over to his side.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Tully remained in the deep sleep for another fifteen minutes.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then he stirred restlessly and Bob went over to his side.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They appeared clear and perfectly normal.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Then he stirred restlessly and Bob went over to his side.

TullynounUS /ˈtʌli/

a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)

From this reading Tully remained in the deep sleep for another fifteen minutes.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Tully attempted to sit up, but Bob put his hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back on the couch.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Then he stirred restlessly and Bob went over to his side.

Chapter 7 of Agent Nine and the Jewel Mystery by Graham M. Dean holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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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Chapter 7 holds 84 sentences of Agent Nine and the Jewel Mystery, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.

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