Chapter 10 of Frank Roscoe's Secret is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Frank Roscoe's Secret is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEWS FOR FRANK "Do you suppose he turned back because he saw you?" asked Ned. "He said he had forgotten some papers," observed Fenn. "Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart. "But did either of you observe him have any papers in his hands? I guess not.
Chapter 10 of Frank Roscoe's Secret is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “"Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.”
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “"Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.”
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “"Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “NEWS FOR FRANK "Do you suppose he turned back because he saw you?" asked Ned.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “"Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “"But did either of you observe him have any papers in his hands?”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “"He said he had forgotten some papers," observed Fenn.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “"Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "But did either of you observe him have any papers in his hands?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading NEWS FOR FRANK "Do you suppose he turned back because he saw you?" asked Ned.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading "Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading NEWS FOR FRANK "Do you suppose he turned back because he saw you?" asked Ned.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading "Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading "Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.
for the reason that
From this reading NEWS FOR FRANK "Do you suppose he turned back because he saw you?" asked Ned.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But did either of you observe him have any papers in his hands?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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one or the other of two
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From this reading "He said he had forgotten some papers," observed Fenn.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NEWS FOR FRANK "Do you suppose he turned back because he saw you?" asked Ned.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "He said he had forgotten some papers," observed Fenn.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading NEWS FOR FRANK "Do you suppose he turned back because he saw you?" asked Ned.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess not.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He said he had forgotten some papers," observed Fenn.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "But did either of you observe him have any papers in his hands?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NEWS FOR FRANK "Do you suppose he turned back because he saw you?" asked Ned.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But did either of you observe him have any papers in his hands?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "But did either of you observe him have any papers in his hands?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But did either of you observe him have any papers in his hands?
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 "Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.
take the midday meal
From this reading "Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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From this reading NEWS FOR FRANK "Do you suppose he turned back because he saw you?" asked Ned.
information about recent and important events
From this reading NEWS FOR FRANK "Do you suppose he turned back because he saw you?" asked Ned.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I guess not.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading "But did either of you observe him have any papers in his hands?
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "He said he had forgotten some papers," observed Fenn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But did either of you observe him have any papers in his hands?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading "He said he had forgotten some papers," observed Fenn.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He said he had forgotten some papers," observed Fenn.
cut with a saw
From this reading NEWS FOR FRANK "Do you suppose he turned back because he saw you?" asked Ned.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "He said he had forgotten some papers," observed Fenn.
express a supposition
From this reading NEWS FOR FRANK "Do you suppose he turned back because he saw you?" asked Ned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading NEWS FOR FRANK "Do you suppose he turned back because he saw you?" asked Ned.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, and he said he must have left them on the bank where we ate lunch," responded Bart.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading NEWS FOR FRANK "Do you suppose he turned back because he saw you?" asked Ned.
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