Chapter 2 of Mystery Wings: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Mystery Wings: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE PROPHECY COMES TRUE “Oh!” someone exclaimed. “There is Burt Standish! He’s going to pitch against us!” Johnny knew that voice. It was Meggy Strawn.
Chapter 2 of Mystery Wings: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)
From this reading ““There is Burt Standish!”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “A STRANGE PROPHECY COMES TRUE “Oh!” someone exclaimed.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “A STRANGE PROPHECY COMES TRUE “Oh!” someone exclaimed.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “Johnny knew that voice.”
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “He’s going to pitch against us!””
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading “A STRANGE PROPHECY COMES TRUE “Oh!” someone exclaimed.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “A STRANGE PROPHECY COMES TRUE “Oh!” someone exclaimed.”
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
From this reading ““There is Burt Standish!”
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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 STRANGE PROPHECY COMES TRUE “Oh!” someone exclaimed.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He’s going to pitch against us!”
English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)
From this reading “There is Burt Standish!
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading A STRANGE PROPHECY COMES TRUE “Oh!” someone exclaimed.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading A STRANGE PROPHECY COMES TRUE “Oh!” someone exclaimed.
the act of departing
From this reading He’s going to pitch against us!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s going to pitch against us!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is Burt Standish!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Meggy Strawn.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Johnny knew that voice.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Johnny knew that voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Meggy Strawn.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading A STRANGE PROPHECY COMES TRUE “Oh!” someone exclaimed.
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading He’s going to pitch against us!”
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading A STRANGE PROPHECY COMES TRUE “Oh!” someone exclaimed.
a person, without saying who
From this reading A STRANGE PROPHECY COMES TRUE “Oh!” someone exclaimed.
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
From this reading “There is Burt Standish!
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE PROPHECY COMES TRUE “Oh!” someone exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Meggy Strawn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Johnny knew that voice.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is Burt Standish!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He’s going to pitch against us!”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading A STRANGE PROPHECY COMES TRUE “Oh!” someone exclaimed.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He’s going to pitch against us!”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Johnny knew that voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Meggy Strawn.
Chapter 2 of Mystery Wings: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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 2 holds 221 sentences of Mystery Wings: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Mystery Wings: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 221 sentences, grouped into 45 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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