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Chapter 3 of Atom Mystery [Young Atom Detective] is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Atom Mystery [Young Atom Detective] is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock. “Let’s see if they caught anything,” Eddie suggested. “Let’s not,” Teena objected. “They weren’t very nice to us.” “They didn’t mean anything,” Eddie said.
Chapter 3 of Atom Mystery [Young Atom Detective] is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
possessive form of “anderson” — United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.”
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading “As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.”
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading ““Let’s not,” Teena objected.”
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading ““Let’s see if they caught anything,” Eddie suggested.”
the act of tying or binding things together
From this reading “As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.”
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.
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possessive form of “anderson” — United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.
any thing at all
From this reading “Let’s see if they caught anything,” Eddie suggested.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Let’s see if they caught anything,” Eddie suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They didn’t mean anything,” Eddie said.
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s see if they caught anything,” Eddie suggested.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Let’s see if they caught anything,” Eddie suggested.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s see if they caught anything,” Eddie suggested.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “They didn’t mean anything,” Eddie said.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “They weren’t very nice to us.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Let’s not,” Teena objected.
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading “Let’s not,” Teena objected.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “They didn’t mean anything,” Eddie said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Let’s see if they caught anything,” Eddie suggested.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Let’s see if they caught anything,” Eddie suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s not,” Teena objected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They weren’t very nice to us.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.
the act of tying or binding things together
From this reading As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They weren’t very nice to us.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “They weren’t very nice to us.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As they approached Anderson’s Landing, the two strangers were tying up at the dock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They weren’t very nice to us.”
Chapter 3 of Atom Mystery [Young Atom Detective] by Charles Ira Coombs holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 3 holds 418 sentences of Atom Mystery [Young Atom Detective], unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Atom Mystery [Young Atom Detective] by Charles Ira Coombs exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 84 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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About 208 minutes of reading across 501 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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