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Billie Bradley and the School Mystery
Billie Bradley and the School Mystery

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Billie Bradley and the School Mystery is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.
Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.
Her hands were clenched at her sides.
Her face was fiery with anger.
“Who said that?” she demanded.
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Billie Bradley and the School Mystery

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Billie Bradley and the School Mystery is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.
/ə ˈdredfəl dɪˈskʌvəri fɔːr ə ˈmoʊmənt ðer wɑːz ded ˈsaɪ.ləns ɪn ðə ruːm/
Line 2
Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.
Line 3
Her hands were clenched at her sides.
/hɜːr hændz wɜːr klentʃt æt hɜːr saɪdz/
Line 4
Her face was fiery with anger.
/hɜːr feɪs wɑːz ˈfaɪəri wɪð ˈæŋɡər/
Line 5
“Who said that?” she demanded.
/huː sed ðæt ʃiː dɪˈmændəd/

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.

attentive adjective US /əˈtentɪv/

(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention

From this reading “Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.”

clenched adjective US /klentʃt/

closed or squeezed together tightly

From this reading “Her hands were clenched at her sides.”

discovery noun US /dɪˈskʌvəri/

the act of discovering something

From this reading “A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.”

dreadful adjective US /ˈdredfəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading “A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.”

faced adjective US /feɪst/

having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination

From this reading “Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.”

fiery adjective US /ˈfaɪəri/

characterized by intense emotion

From this reading “Her face was fiery with anger.”

jumped verb US /dʒʌmpt/

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading “Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.”

shocked adjective US /ʃɑːkt/

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

From this reading “Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.”

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.

dead silence adjective + noun

In this reading “A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.”

For a moment preposition + article + noun counted as “for … moment”

temporarily

In this reading “A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.”

with anger preposition + noun

In this reading “Her face was fiery with anger.”

All words in this reading · 38

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.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.

angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading Her face was fiery with anger.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Her hands were clenched at her sides.

attentiveadjectiveUS /əˈtentɪv/

(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention

From this reading Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.

clenchedadjectiveUS /klentʃt/

closed or squeezed together tightly

From this reading Her hands were clenched at her sides.

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.

demandedverbUS /dɪˈmændəd/

past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully

From this reading “Who said that?” she demanded.

DISCOVERYnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəri/

the act of discovering something

From this reading A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.

DREADFULadjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.

Edina

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Her face was fiery with anger.

facedadjectiveUS /feɪst/

having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination

From this reading Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.

feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.

fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/

characterized by intense emotion

From this reading Her face was fiery with anger.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.

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 Her hands were clenched at her sides.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.

jumpedverbUS /dʒʌmpt/

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Who said that?” she demanded.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Who said that?” she demanded.

shockedadjectiveUS /ʃɑːkt/

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

From this reading Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.

sidesnounUS /saɪdz/

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Her hands were clenched at her sides.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Who said that?” she demanded.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.

Tooker

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then Edina Tooker jumped to her feet and faced the shocked, attentive girls.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A DREADFUL DISCOVERY For a moment there was dead silence in the room.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Her hands were clenched at her sides.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading “Who said that?” she demanded.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Her face was fiery with anger.

Chapter 19 of Billie Bradley and the School Mystery by Janet D. Wheeler holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 19 holds 154 sentences of Billie Bradley and the School Mystery, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.

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Author
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Bradley
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