Chapter 12 of Mystery Wings: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Mystery Wings: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VANISHING CHINAMAN On his way home Johnny met Goggles. “Great work, Goggles!” he exclaimed with enthusiasm. “That stunt of yours sure drew a crowd.” “Ye-a,” Goggles said with a drawl. “There was a time, though, when it looked as if the old ump and I’d be mobbed.
Chapter 12 of Mystery Wings: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
From this reading ““Ye-a,” Goggles said with a drawl.”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading ““Great work, Goggles!” he exclaimed with enthusiasm.”
(plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
From this reading “THE VANISHING CHINAMAN On his way home Johnny met Goggles.”
“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 “THE VANISHING CHINAMAN On his way home Johnny met Goggles.”
inflected form of “mob” — press tightly together or cram
From this reading ““There was a time, though, when it looked as if the old ump and I’d be mobbed.”
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
From this reading ““That stunt of yours sure drew a crowd.””
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading “THE VANISHING CHINAMAN On his way home Johnny met Goggles.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““That stunt of yours sure drew a crowd.””
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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In this reading “THE VANISHING CHINAMAN On his way home Johnny met Goggles.”
In this reading ““Great work, Goggles!” he exclaimed with enthusiasm.”
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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 stunt of yours sure drew a crowd.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There was a time, though, when it looked as if the old ump and I’d be mobbed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “There was a time, though, when it looked as if the old ump and I’d be mobbed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There was a time, though, when it looked as if the old ump and I’d be mobbed.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading THE VANISHING CHINAMAN On his way home Johnny met Goggles.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “That stunt of yours sure drew a crowd.”
a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
From this reading “Ye-a,” Goggles said with a drawl.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “That stunt of yours sure drew a crowd.”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading “Great work, Goggles!” he exclaimed with enthusiasm.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Great work, Goggles!” he exclaimed with enthusiasm.
(plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
From this reading THE VANISHING CHINAMAN On his way home Johnny met Goggles.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Great work, Goggles!” he exclaimed with enthusiasm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Great work, Goggles!” he exclaimed with enthusiasm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VANISHING CHINAMAN On his way home Johnny met Goggles.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE VANISHING CHINAMAN On his way home Johnny met Goggles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There was a time, though, when it looked as if the old ump and I’d be mobbed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “There was a time, though, when it looked as if the old ump and I’d be mobbed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There was a time, though, when it looked as if the old ump and I’d be mobbed.
“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 THE VANISHING CHINAMAN On his way home Johnny met Goggles.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “There was a time, though, when it looked as if the old ump and I’d be mobbed.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading THE VANISHING CHINAMAN On his way home Johnny met Goggles.
inflected form of “mob” — press tightly together or cram
From this reading “There was a time, though, when it looked as if the old ump and I’d be mobbed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That stunt of yours sure drew a crowd.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “There was a time, though, when it looked as if the old ump and I’d be mobbed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE VANISHING CHINAMAN On his way home Johnny met Goggles.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ye-a,” Goggles said with a drawl.
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
From this reading “That stunt of yours sure drew a crowd.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “That stunt of yours sure drew a crowd.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That stunt of yours sure drew a crowd.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VANISHING CHINAMAN On his way home Johnny met Goggles.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There was a time, though, when it looked as if the old ump and I’d be mobbed.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “There was a time, though, when it looked as if the old ump and I’d be mobbed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “There was a time, though, when it looked as if the old ump and I’d be mobbed.
an official at a baseball game
From this reading “There was a time, though, when it looked as if the old ump and I’d be mobbed.
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading THE VANISHING CHINAMAN On his way home Johnny met Goggles.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There was a time, though, when it looked as if the old ump and I’d be mobbed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE VANISHING CHINAMAN On his way home Johnny met Goggles.
at the time that
From this reading “There was a time, though, when it looked as if the old ump and I’d be mobbed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Great work, Goggles!” he exclaimed with enthusiasm.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Great work, Goggles!” he exclaimed with enthusiasm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ye-a,” Goggles said with a drawl.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “That stunt of yours sure drew a crowd.”
Chapter 12 of Mystery Wings: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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 12 holds 150 sentences of Mystery Wings: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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