Chapter 8 of Bob Dexter and the Storm Mountain Mystery is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Bob Dexter and the Storm Mountain Mystery is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He was a man of rough appearance, and his left hand was missing. In place of it was an iron hook—for all the world like Captain Cuttle. With a sharp intaking of his breath, the man with the hook faced the young detective. Bob, on his part, could not repress a gasp of surprise. “Well!” snarled the man at last.
Chapter 8 of Bob Dexter and the Storm Mountain Mystery is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “With a sharp intaking of his breath, the man with the hook faced the young detective.”
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading “With a sharp intaking of his breath, the man with the hook faced the young detective.”
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “Bob, on his part, could not repress a gasp of surprise.”
fasten with a hook
From this reading “In place of it was an iron hook—for all the world like Captain Cuttle.”
not able to be found
From this reading “He was a man of rough appearance, and his left hand was missing.”
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading “Bob, on his part, could not repress a gasp of surprise.”
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “He was a man of rough appearance, and his left hand was missing.”
tangled in knots or snarls
From this reading ““Well!” snarled the man at last.”
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.
the hand that is on the left side of the body
In this reading “He was a man of rough appearance, and his left hand was missing.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a man of rough appearance, and his left hand was missing.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In place of it was an iron hook—for all the world like Captain Cuttle.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In place of it was an iron hook—for all the world like Captain Cuttle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a man of rough appearance, and his left hand was missing.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading He was a man of rough appearance, and his left hand was missing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well!” snarled the man at last.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob, on his part, could not repress a gasp of surprise.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading With a sharp intaking of his breath, the man with the hook faced the young detective.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading In place of it was an iron hook—for all the world like Captain Cuttle.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Bob, on his part, could not repress a gasp of surprise.
ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
From this reading In place of it was an iron hook—for all the world like Captain Cuttle.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading With a sharp intaking of his breath, the man with the hook faced the young detective.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading With a sharp intaking of his breath, the man with the hook faced the young detective.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In place of it was an iron hook—for all the world like Captain Cuttle.
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading Bob, on his part, could not repress a gasp of surprise.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He was a man of rough appearance, and his left hand was missing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a man of rough appearance, and his left hand was missing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a man of rough appearance, and his left hand was missing.
fasten with a hook
From this reading In place of it was an iron hook—for all the world like Captain Cuttle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In place of it was an iron hook—for all the world like Captain Cuttle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a sharp intaking of his breath, the man with the hook faced the young detective.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading In place of it was an iron hook—for all the world like Captain Cuttle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In place of it was an iron hook—for all the world like Captain Cuttle.
immediately past
From this reading “Well!” snarled the man at last.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He was a man of rough appearance, and his left hand was missing.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In place of it was an iron hook—for all the world like Captain Cuttle.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a man of rough appearance, and his left hand was missing.
not able to be found
From this reading He was a man of rough appearance, and his left hand was missing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bob, on his part, could not repress a gasp of surprise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a man of rough appearance, and his left hand was missing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bob, on his part, could not repress a gasp of surprise.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Bob, on his part, could not repress a gasp of surprise.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In place of it was an iron hook—for all the world like Captain Cuttle.
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading Bob, on his part, could not repress a gasp of surprise.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading He was a man of rough appearance, and his left hand was missing.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading With a sharp intaking of his breath, the man with the hook faced the young detective.
tangled in knots or snarls
From this reading “Well!” snarled the man at last.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Bob, on his part, could not repress a gasp of surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In place of it was an iron hook—for all the world like Captain Cuttle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a man of rough appearance, and his left hand was missing.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well!” snarled the man at last.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a sharp intaking of his breath, the man with the hook faced the young detective.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading In place of it was an iron hook—for all the world like Captain Cuttle.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading With a sharp intaking of his breath, the man with the hook faced the young detective.
Chapter 8 of Bob Dexter and the Storm Mountain Mystery by Willard F. Baker holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 8 holds 406 sentences of Bob Dexter and the Storm Mountain Mystery, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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