Chapter 19 of Mystery of the Chinese Ring is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Mystery of the Chinese Ring is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Uncle Charlie’s Story “Biff!” Charles Keene shouted his nephew’s name hoarsely. He crossed the room and placed his hands on Biff’s shoulders. Strangely, the guards made no move to stop him. “Gee, Uncle Charlie—” Biff broke off.
Chapter 19 of Mystery of the Chinese Ring is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(boxing) a blow with the fist
From this reading “Uncle Charlie’s Story “Biff!””
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “Charles Keene shouted his nephew’s name hoarsely.”
placed crosswise
From this reading “He crossed the room and placed his hands on Biff’s shoulders.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading ““Gee, Uncle Charlie—” Biff broke off.”
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “Strangely, the guards made no move to stop him.”
possessive form of “nephew” — a son of your brother or sister
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Charles Keene shouted his nephew’s name hoarsely.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “Strangely, the guards made no move to stop him.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He crossed the room and placed his hands on Biff’s shoulders.
(boxing) a blow with the fist
From this reading Uncle Charlie’s Story “Biff!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He crossed the room and placed his hands on Biff’s shoulders.
lacking funds
From this reading “Gee, Uncle Charlie—” Biff broke off.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles Keene shouted his nephew’s name hoarsely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gee, Uncle Charlie—” Biff broke off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Uncle Charlie’s Story “Biff!”
placed crosswise
From this reading He crossed the room and placed his hands on Biff’s shoulders.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “Gee, Uncle Charlie—” Biff broke off.
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Strangely, the guards made no move to stop him.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He crossed the room and placed his hands on Biff’s shoulders.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He crossed the room and placed his hands on Biff’s shoulders.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Strangely, the guards made no move to stop him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles Keene shouted his nephew’s name hoarsely.
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading Charles Keene shouted his nephew’s name hoarsely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charles Keene shouted his nephew’s name hoarsely.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Strangely, the guards made no move to stop him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Strangely, the guards made no move to stop him.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Charles Keene shouted his nephew’s name hoarsely.
possessive form of “nephew” — a son of your brother or sister
From this reading Charles Keene shouted his nephew’s name hoarsely.
not any; not one
From this reading Strangely, the guards made no move to stop him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Gee, Uncle Charlie—” Biff broke off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He crossed the room and placed his hands on Biff’s shoulders.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading He crossed the room and placed his hands on Biff’s shoulders.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He crossed the room and placed his hands on Biff’s shoulders.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading He crossed the room and placed his hands on Biff’s shoulders.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Charles Keene shouted his nephew’s name hoarsely.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Strangely, the guards made no move to stop him.
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 Uncle Charlie’s Story “Biff!”
in a strange manner
From this reading Strangely, the guards made no move to stop him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He crossed the room and placed his hands on Biff’s shoulders.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Strangely, the guards made no move to stop him.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Charlie’s Story “Biff!”
Chapter 19 of Mystery of the Chinese Ring by Andy Adams holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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 19 holds 206 sentences of Mystery of the Chinese Ring, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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