Chapter X of Mystery Wings: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Clues from the Dust,” is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter X
Chapter X of Mystery Wings: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Clues from the Dust,” is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“In cases like this—” Goggles’ eyes bulged behind his thick glasses. His beak-like nose appeared to wrinkle and wriggle as a rabbit’s. “In a case like this,” he repeated, “one may learn a great deal from dust. Take a vacuum cleaner now. It’s queer.
Chapter X of Mystery Wings: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Clues from the Dust,” is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bulge” — swell or protrude outwards
From this reading ““In cases like this—” Goggles’ eyes bulged behind his thick glasses.”
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading ““In cases like this—” Goggles’ eyes bulged behind his thick glasses.”
a preparation used in cleaning something
From this reading “Take a vacuum cleaner now.”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading ““In cases like this—” Goggles’ eyes bulged behind his thick glasses.”
(plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
From this reading ““In cases like this—” Goggles’ eyes bulged behind his thick glasses.”
the absence of matter
From this reading “Take a vacuum cleaner now.”
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading “His beak-like nose appeared to wrinkle and wriggle as a rabbit’s.”
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
From this reading “His beak-like nose appeared to wrinkle and wriggle as a rabbit’s.”
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if there happens to be need
In this reading ““In cases like this—” Goggles’ eyes bulged behind his thick glasses.”
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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 His beak-like nose appeared to wrinkle and wriggle as a rabbit’s.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His beak-like nose appeared to wrinkle and wriggle as a rabbit’s.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His beak-like nose appeared to wrinkle and wriggle as a rabbit’s.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His beak-like nose appeared to wrinkle and wriggle as a rabbit’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His beak-like nose appeared to wrinkle and wriggle as a rabbit’s.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “In cases like this—” Goggles’ eyes bulged behind his thick glasses.
past form of “bulge” — swell or protrude outwards
From this reading “In cases like this—” Goggles’ eyes bulged behind his thick glasses.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “In a case like this,” he repeated, “one may learn a great deal from dust.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading “In cases like this—” Goggles’ eyes bulged behind his thick glasses.
a preparation used in cleaning something
From this reading Take a vacuum cleaner now.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “In a case like this,” he repeated, “one may learn a great deal from dust.
remove the dust from
From this reading “In a case like this,” he repeated, “one may learn a great deal from dust.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “In cases like this—” Goggles’ eyes bulged behind his thick glasses.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “In a case like this,” he repeated, “one may learn a great deal from dust.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “In cases like this—” Goggles’ eyes bulged behind his thick glasses.
(plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
From this reading “In cases like this—” Goggles’ eyes bulged behind his thick glasses.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “In a case like this,” he repeated, “one may learn a great deal from dust.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “In a case like this,” he repeated, “one may learn a great deal from dust.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “In cases like this—” Goggles’ eyes bulged behind his thick glasses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In cases like this—” Goggles’ eyes bulged behind his thick glasses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s queer.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “In a case like this,” he repeated, “one may learn a great deal from dust.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “In cases like this—” Goggles’ eyes bulged behind his thick glasses.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “In a case like this,” he repeated, “one may learn a great deal from dust.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading His beak-like nose appeared to wrinkle and wriggle as a rabbit’s.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Take a vacuum cleaner now.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In a case like this,” he repeated, “one may learn a great deal from dust.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading It’s queer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His beak-like nose appeared to wrinkle and wriggle as a rabbit’s.
recurring again and again
From this reading “In a case like this,” he repeated, “one may learn a great deal from dust.
carry out
From this reading Take a vacuum cleaner now.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “In cases like this—” Goggles’ eyes bulged behind his thick glasses.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “In cases like this—” Goggles’ eyes bulged behind his thick glasses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His beak-like nose appeared to wrinkle and wriggle as a rabbit’s.
the absence of matter
From this reading Take a vacuum cleaner now.
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading His beak-like nose appeared to wrinkle and wriggle as a rabbit’s.
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
From this reading His beak-like nose appeared to wrinkle and wriggle as a rabbit’s.
Chapter 10 of Mystery Wings: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 10 holds 178 sentences of Mystery Wings: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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