Chapter 37 of Jack Haydon's Quest is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Jack Haydon's Quest is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECRET PASSAGE. Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering. "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone. "Who's here?" snapped Mr. Haydon, as they turned the last bend. Jack looked under his father's arm.
Chapter 37 of Jack Haydon's Quest is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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form a curve
From this reading “"Who's here?" snapped Mr. Haydon, as they turned the last bend.”
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading “Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.”
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading “Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.”
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading “Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.”
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading “Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.”
strong and sharp
From this reading “Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"Who's here?" snapped Mr. Haydon, as they turned the last bend.”
having a sharp inclination
From this reading “"We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.”
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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 Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.
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 Jack looked under his father's arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Who's here?" snapped Mr. Haydon, as they turned the last bend.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.
form a curve
From this reading "Who's here?" snapped Mr. Haydon, as they turned the last bend.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Jack looked under his father's arm.
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Who's here?" snapped Mr. Haydon, as they turned the last bend.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack looked under his father's arm.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack looked under his father's arm.
immediately past
From this reading "Who's here?" snapped Mr. Haydon, as they turned the last bend.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Jack looked under his father's arm.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.
win a victory over
From this reading "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading THE SECRET PASSAGE.
strong and sharp
From this reading Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET PASSAGE.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "Who's here?" snapped Mr. Haydon, as they turned the last bend.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET PASSAGE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Who's here?" snapped Mr. Haydon, as they turned the last bend.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Jack looked under his father's arm.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must get back or we shall be overcome," gasped Mr. Haydon, and they climbed the steep steps of stone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who's here?" snapped Mr. Haydon, as they turned the last bend.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within that confined space, the heat became that of a fiery furnace, the pungent smoke became overpowering.
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