Chapter 3 of Frank Roscoe's Secret is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Frank Roscoe's Secret is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable. The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside. "Easy!" shouted Bart. "We'll never get down this way! One at a time!"
Chapter 3 of Frank Roscoe's Secret is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.”
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “"Easy!" shouted Bart.”
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading “NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.”
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside.”
a passage between rooms or between buildings
From this reading “The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside.”
move hurridly
From this reading “NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.”
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading “NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.”
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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 NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One at a time!"
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading "Easy!" shouted Bart.
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "Easy!" shouted Bart.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside.
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "We'll never get down this way!
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One at a time!"
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside.
a passage between rooms or between buildings
From this reading The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside.
move hurridly
From this reading NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Easy!" shouted Bart.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside.
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside.
in or at that place or location
From this reading NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We'll never get down this way!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading One at a time!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NED HEARS STRANGE TALK There was a rush for the stairs leading from the barn down into the cow stable.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "We'll never get down this way!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll never get down this way!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The nine and their friends fairly jammed the narrow passageway, so eager were they to get outside.
Chapter 3 of Frank Roscoe's Secret by Allen Chapman holds 139 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.
Chapter 3 holds 139 sentences of Frank Roscoe's Secret, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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