Chapter 2 of Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I think we'll be going, Kent," said the doctor. "Good night," said Harley Kent. Joe clung to his uncle's arm and swallowed with difficulty. A hundred feet down the road the man halted. "Can you see the house from here?"
Chapter 2 of Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Joe clung to his uncle's arm and swallowed with difficulty.”
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “Joe clung to his uncle's arm and swallowed with difficulty.”
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “Joe clung to his uncle's arm and swallowed with difficulty.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"I think we'll be going, Kent," said the doctor.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “A hundred feet down the road the man halted.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “"I think we'll be going, Kent," said the doctor.”
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “Joe clung to his uncle's arm and swallowed with difficulty.”
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Joe clung to his uncle's arm and swallowed with difficulty.”
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.
In this reading “A hundred feet down the road the man halted.”
a conventional expression of farewell
In this reading “"Good night," said Harley Kent.”
In this reading “Joe clung to his uncle's arm and swallowed with difficulty.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A hundred feet down the road the man halted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joe clung to his uncle's arm and swallowed with difficulty.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Joe clung to his uncle's arm and swallowed with difficulty.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I think we'll be going, Kent," said the doctor.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you see the house from here?"
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Joe clung to his uncle's arm and swallowed with difficulty.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Joe clung to his uncle's arm and swallowed with difficulty.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "I think we'll be going, Kent," said the doctor.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A hundred feet down the road the man halted.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A hundred feet down the road the man halted.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Can you see the house from here?"
the act of departing
From this reading "I think we'll be going, Kent," said the doctor.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good night," said Harley Kent.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading A hundred feet down the road the man halted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good night," said Harley Kent.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Can you see the house from here?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joe clung to his uncle's arm and swallowed with difficulty.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Can you see the house from here?"
ten 10s
From this reading A hundred feet down the road the man halted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think we'll be going, Kent," said the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe clung to his uncle's arm and swallowed with difficulty.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading "I think we'll be going, Kent," said the doctor.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A hundred feet down the road the man halted.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Good night," said Harley Kent.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A hundred feet down the road the man halted.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I think we'll be going, Kent," said the doctor.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Can you see the house from here?"
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Joe clung to his uncle's arm and swallowed with difficulty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I think we'll be going, Kent," said the doctor.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think we'll be going, Kent," said the doctor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joe clung to his uncle's arm and swallowed with difficulty.
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Joe clung to his uncle's arm and swallowed with difficulty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think we'll be going, Kent," said the doctor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joe clung to his uncle's arm and swallowed with difficulty.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you see the house from here?"
Chapter 2 of Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys by William Heyliger holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 2 holds 436 sentences of Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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