Chapter 9 of Danny the detective is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Danny the detective is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FREE! The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage. In parts the rough walls were so close together that he could only just pass. Further on, he had to bend his head, so low was the rocky roof. In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.
Chapter 9 of Danny the detective is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
form a curve
From this reading “Further on, he had to bend his head, so low was the rocky roof.”
a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading “In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.”
past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading “The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.”
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.”
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.”
having hills and crags
From this reading “In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.”
a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading “The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.”
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “Further on, he had to bend his head, so low was the rocky roof.”
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.
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In this reading “The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.”
In this reading “In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.”
In this reading “In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.”
In this reading “In parts the rough walls were so close together that he could only just pass.”
In this reading “The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.”
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 The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.
form a curve
From this reading Further on, he had to bend his head, so low was the rocky roof.
a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.
past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading In parts the rough walls were so close together that he could only just pass.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In parts the rough walls were so close together that he could only just pass.
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.
having hills and crags
From this reading In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.
a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading FREE!
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Further on, he had to bend his head, so low was the rocky roof.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In parts the rough walls were so close together that he could only just pass.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Further on, he had to bend his head, so low was the rocky roof.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Further on, he had to bend his head, so low was the rocky roof.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In parts the rough walls were so close together that he could only just pass.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.
and nothing more
From this reading In parts the rough walls were so close together that he could only just pass.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Further on, he had to bend his head, so low was the rocky roof.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Further on, he had to bend his head, so low was the rocky roof.
and nothing more
From this reading In parts the rough walls were so close together that he could only just pass.
above and across; more than
From this reading In another place a craggy boulder had to be climbed over, and a deep crack jumped across.
the local environment
From this reading In parts the rough walls were so close together that he could only just pass.
go across or through
From this reading In parts the rough walls were so close together that he could only just pass.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading Further on, he had to bend his head, so low was the rocky roof.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading Further on, he had to bend his head, so low was the rocky roof.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading In parts the rough walls were so close together that he could only just pass.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In parts the rough walls were so close together that he could only just pass.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In parts the rough walls were so close together that he could only just pass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The narrow place Danny had clambered into seemed more like a crevice than a passage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Further on, he had to bend his head, so low was the rocky roof.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading In parts the rough walls were so close together that he could only just pass.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading In parts the rough walls were so close together that he could only just pass.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Further on, he had to bend his head, so low was the rocky roof.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In parts the rough walls were so close together that he could only just pass.
Chapter 9 of Danny the detective by Vera C. (Vera Charlesworth) Barclay holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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 9 holds 123 sentences of Danny the detective, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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