Chapter IX of Mystery of the Chinese Ring, “Into the Jungle,” is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter IX of Mystery of the Chinese Ring, “Into the Jungle,” is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A light-skinned boy could never make it. That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head. The Chinese Reds’ border patrol would spot a white boy instantly. Biff remembered stories he had read of Americans captured in Red China. The stories weren’t pleasant.
Chapter IX of Mystery of the Chinese Ring, “Into the Jungle,” is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “Biff remembered stories he had read of Americans captured in Red China.”
(boxing) a blow with the fist
From this reading “That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.”
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading “The Chinese Reds’ border patrol would spot a white boy instantly.”
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading “The Chinese Reds’ border patrol would spot a white boy instantly.”
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading “That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.”
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading “The Chinese Reds’ border patrol would spot a white boy instantly.”
plural of “red” — red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “The Chinese Reds’ border patrol would spot a white boy instantly.”
past form of “restate” — to say, state, or perform again
From this reading “That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.”
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In this reading “That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.”
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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 A light-skinned boy could never make it.
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Biff remembered stories he had read of Americans captured in Red China.
(boxing) a blow with the fist
From this reading Biff remembered stories he had read of Americans captured in Red China.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading The Chinese Reds’ border patrol would spot a white boy instantly.
a youthful male person
From this reading A light-skinned boy could never make it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading Biff remembered stories he had read of Americans captured in Red China.
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading Biff remembered stories he had read of Americans captured in Red China.
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading The Chinese Reds’ border patrol would spot a white boy instantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A light-skinned boy could never make it.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Biff remembered stories he had read of Americans captured in Red China.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Biff remembered stories he had read of Americans captured in Red China.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Biff remembered stories he had read of Americans captured in Red China.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The Chinese Reds’ border patrol would spot a white boy instantly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A light-skinned boy could never make it.
a small worthless amount
From this reading That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A light-skinned boy could never make it.
engage in
From this reading A light-skinned boy could never make it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A light-skinned boy could never make it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Biff remembered stories he had read of Americans captured in Red China.
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading The Chinese Reds’ border patrol would spot a white boy instantly.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading The stories weren’t pleasant.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Biff remembered stories he had read of Americans captured in Red China.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Biff remembered stories he had read of Americans captured in Red China.
plural of “red” — red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The Chinese Reds’ border patrol would spot a white boy instantly.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Biff remembered stories he had read of Americans captured in Red China.
past form of “restate” — to say, state, or perform again
From this reading That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The Chinese Reds’ border patrol would spot a white boy instantly.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Biff remembered stories he had read of Americans captured in Red China.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Chinese Reds’ border patrol would spot a white boy instantly.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading That thought, first suggested by Chuba, restated by Jack Hudson, kept running through Biff’s head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stories weren’t pleasant.
a Caucasian
From this reading The Chinese Reds’ border patrol would spot a white boy instantly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Chinese Reds’ border patrol would spot a white boy instantly.
Chapter 9 of Mystery of the Chinese Ring by Andy Adams holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 9 holds 168 sentences of Mystery of the Chinese Ring, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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