Chapter 4 of Masterpieces of Adventure—Adventures Within is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Masterpieces of Adventure—Adventures Within is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Of course they are. But how is it you have never questioned Rosalie?' I said. "'Oh, I have, monsieur; but I can get nothing out of her. That girl is a stone wall.
Chapter 4 of Masterpieces of Adventure—Adventures Within is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"'Of course they are.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"'Oh, I have, monsieur; but I can get nothing out of her.”
a young female
From this reading “That girl is a stone wall.”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “"'Oh, I have, monsieur; but I can get nothing out of her.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"'Oh, I have, monsieur; but I can get nothing out of her.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “But how is it you have never questioned Rosalie?'”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “That girl is a stone wall.”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “That girl is a stone wall.”
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.
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a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields
In this reading “That girl is a stone wall.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"'Of course they are.”
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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 That girl is a stone wall.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "'Of course they are.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how is it you have never questioned Rosalie?'
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "'Oh, I have, monsieur; but I can get nothing out of her.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "'Of course they are.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "'Oh, I have, monsieur; but I can get nothing out of her.
a young female
From this reading That girl is a stone wall.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But how is it you have never questioned Rosalie?'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "'Oh, I have, monsieur; but I can get nothing out of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how is it you have never questioned Rosalie?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But how is it you have never questioned Rosalie?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But how is it you have never questioned Rosalie?'
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "'Oh, I have, monsieur; but I can get nothing out of her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But how is it you have never questioned Rosalie?'
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "'Oh, I have, monsieur; but I can get nothing out of her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Of course they are.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "'Oh, I have, monsieur; but I can get nothing out of her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "'Oh, I have, monsieur; but I can get nothing out of her.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading But how is it you have never questioned Rosalie?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how is it you have never questioned Rosalie?'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading That girl is a stone wall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That girl is a stone wall.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Of course they are.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading That girl is a stone wall.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But how is it you have never questioned Rosalie?'
Chapter 4 of Masterpieces of Adventure—Adventures Within by Nella [Editor] Braddy holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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