Chapter 7 of Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dr. Stone's voice, low and clear, came out of the darkness. "Lady!" Joe's light focused on the dog. Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken. "Find the baby," Dr. Stone said.
Chapter 7 of Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “"Find the baby," Dr. Stone said.”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken.”
being in focus or brought into focus
From this reading “Joe's light focused on the dog.”
in a restless manner
From this reading “Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken.”
possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Dr. Stone's voice, low and clear, came out of the darkness.”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken.”
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading “Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken.”
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.
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “Dr. Stone's voice, low and clear, came out of the darkness.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dr. Stone's voice, low and clear, came out of the darkness.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "Find the baby," Dr. Stone said.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Dr. Stone's voice, low and clear, came out of the darkness.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Dr. Stone's voice, low and clear, came out of the darkness.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Dr. Stone's voice, low and clear, came out of the darkness.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Joe's light focused on the dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Stone's voice, low and clear, came out of the darkness.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Find the baby," Dr. Stone said.
being in focus or brought into focus
From this reading Joe's light focused on the dog.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe's light focused on the dog.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Lady!"
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Joe's light focused on the dog.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Dr. Stone's voice, low and clear, came out of the darkness.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dr. Stone's voice, low and clear, came out of the darkness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Joe's light focused on the dog.
and nothing more
From this reading Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dr. Stone's voice, low and clear, came out of the darkness.
in a restless manner
From this reading Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Find the baby," Dr. Stone said.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "Find the baby," Dr. Stone said.
possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Dr. Stone's voice, low and clear, came out of the darkness.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dr. Stone's voice, low and clear, came out of the darkness.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Dr. Stone's voice, low and clear, came out of the darkness.
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken.
which person or people
From this reading Lady, her tail whipping restlessly, had eyes only for the blind master who had spoken.
Chapter 7 of Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys by William Heyliger holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 7 holds 426 sentences of Detectives, Inc.: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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