Chapter 20 of Billie Bradley and the School Mystery is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Billie Bradley and the School Mystery is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ACCUSATION “The money’s gone!” repeated Edina Tooker. Billie Bradley would not believe it. “You must be crazy, Edina--or you haven’t half looked!” She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers. “It’s no use,” said Edina in a dazed voice.
Chapter 20 of Billie Bradley and the School Mystery is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
From this reading “THE ACCUSATION “The money’s gone!” repeated Edina Tooker.”
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading “Billie Bradley would not believe it.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading ““You must be crazy, Edina--or you haven’t half looked!””
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading ““It’s no use,” said Edina in a dazed voice.”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
hold firmly
From this reading “She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers.”
possessive form of “money” — the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading “She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers.”
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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 “It’s no use,” said Edina in a dazed voice.
a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
From this reading THE ACCUSATION “The money’s gone!” repeated Edina Tooker.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You must be crazy, Edina--or you haven’t half looked!”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Billie Bradley would not believe it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Billie Bradley would not believe it.
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading Billie Bradley would not believe it.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “You must be crazy, Edina--or you haven’t half looked!”
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading “It’s no use,” said Edina in a dazed voice.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ACCUSATION “The money’s gone!” repeated Edina Tooker.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers.
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE ACCUSATION “The money’s gone!” repeated Edina Tooker.
hold firmly
From this reading She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “You must be crazy, Edina--or you haven’t half looked!”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must be crazy, Edina--or you haven’t half looked!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It’s no use,” said Edina in a dazed voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Billie Bradley would not believe it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s no use,” said Edina in a dazed voice.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “You must be crazy, Edina--or you haven’t half looked!”
possessive form of “money” — the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading THE ACCUSATION “The money’s gone!” repeated Edina Tooker.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must be crazy, Edina--or you haven’t half looked!”
marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
From this reading She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers.
not any; not one
From this reading “It’s no use,” said Edina in a dazed voice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Billie Bradley would not believe it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “You must be crazy, Edina--or you haven’t half looked!”
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers.
recurring again and again
From this reading THE ACCUSATION “The money’s gone!” repeated Edina Tooker.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s no use,” said Edina in a dazed voice.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ACCUSATION “The money’s gone!” repeated Edina Tooker.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ACCUSATION “The money’s gone!” repeated Edina Tooker.
the act of using
From this reading “It’s no use,” said Edina in a dazed voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “It’s no use,” said Edina in a dazed voice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She seized the hand bag from the girl’s nerveless grasp and began to ransack it with eager fingers.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Billie Bradley would not believe it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must be crazy, Edina--or you haven’t half looked!”
Chapter 20 of Billie Bradley and the School Mystery by Janet D. Wheeler holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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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