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Chapter 6 of Atom Mystery [Young Atom Detective] is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Atom Mystery [Young Atom Detective] is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
His announcement had an immediate effect. “That should give us a real clue,” the FBI man said quickly. “It makes sense, too, that the cylinders would be recovered by skin divers. Perhaps foreign divers similar to our own frogmen.” “It would have to be done after dark,” Mr. Ross said.
Chapter 6 of Atom Mystery [Young Atom Detective] is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal public statement
From this reading “His announcement had an immediate effect.”
a slight indication
From this reading ““That should give us a real clue,” the FBI man said quickly.”
plural of “cylinder” — a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
From this reading ““It makes sense, too, that the cylinders would be recovered by skin divers.”
many and different
From this reading ““It makes sense, too, that the cylinders would be recovered by skin divers.”
a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice
From this reading ““That should give us a real clue,” the FBI man said quickly.”
plural of “frogman” — someone who works underwater
From this reading “Perhaps foreign divers similar to our own frogmen.””
of the present time and place
From this reading “His announcement had an immediate effect.”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading ““It would have to be done after dark,” Mr. Ross said.”
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In this reading “His announcement had an immediate effect.”
In this reading ““It would have to be done after dark,” Mr. Ross said.”
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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 “That should give us a real clue,” the FBI man said quickly.
later than; following
From this reading “It would have to be done after dark,” Mr. Ross said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His announcement had an immediate effect.
a formal public statement
From this reading His announcement had an immediate effect.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It makes sense, too, that the cylinders would be recovered by skin divers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “It makes sense, too, that the cylinders would be recovered by skin divers.
a slight indication
From this reading “That should give us a real clue,” the FBI man said quickly.
plural of “cylinder” — a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
From this reading “It makes sense, too, that the cylinders would be recovered by skin divers.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “It would have to be done after dark,” Mr. Ross said.
many and different
From this reading “It makes sense, too, that the cylinders would be recovered by skin divers.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “It would have to be done after dark,” Mr. Ross said.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading His announcement had an immediate effect.
a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice
From this reading “That should give us a real clue,” the FBI man said quickly.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading Perhaps foreign divers similar to our own frogmen.”
plural of “frogman” — someone who works underwater
From this reading Perhaps foreign divers similar to our own frogmen.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “That should give us a real clue,” the FBI man said quickly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His announcement had an immediate effect.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It would have to be done after dark,” Mr. Ross said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His announcement had an immediate effect.
of the present time and place
From this reading His announcement had an immediate effect.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It makes sense, too, that the cylinders would be recovered by skin divers.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “It makes sense, too, that the cylinders would be recovered by skin divers.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “That should give us a real clue,” the FBI man said quickly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “It would have to be done after dark,” Mr. Ross said.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Perhaps foreign divers similar to our own frogmen.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Perhaps foreign divers similar to our own frogmen.”
by chance
From this reading Perhaps foreign divers similar to our own frogmen.”
with speed
From this reading “That should give us a real clue,” the FBI man said quickly.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “That should give us a real clue,” the FBI man said quickly.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “It makes sense, too, that the cylinders would be recovered by skin divers.
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “It would have to be done after dark,” Mr. Ross said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That should give us a real clue,” the FBI man said quickly.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “It makes sense, too, that the cylinders would be recovered by skin divers.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “That should give us a real clue,” the FBI man said quickly.
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading Perhaps foreign divers similar to our own frogmen.”
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading “It makes sense, too, that the cylinders would be recovered by skin divers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That should give us a real clue,” the FBI man said quickly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That should give us a real clue,” the FBI man said quickly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps foreign divers similar to our own frogmen.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “It makes sense, too, that the cylinders would be recovered by skin divers.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That should give us a real clue,” the FBI man said quickly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It makes sense, too, that the cylinders would be recovered by skin divers.
Chapter 6 of Atom Mystery [Young Atom Detective] by Charles Ira Coombs holds 417 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 6 holds 417 sentences of Atom Mystery [Young Atom Detective], unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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