Chapter VII of Red Dynamite: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Panther Eye’s Return,” is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter VII of Red Dynamite: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Panther Eye’s Return,” is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Sit down, Pant,” Johnny’s mind spun like a top. “Pant! Good old Panther Eye. Sit down here. I’ll switch off that big light.
Chapter VII of Red Dynamite: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Panther Eye’s Return,” is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the organ of sight
From this reading “Good old Panther Eye.”
possessive form of “johnny” — “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
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Sit down, Pant,” Johnny’s mind spun like a top.”
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading “Good old Panther Eye.”
be seated
From this reading ““Sit down, Pant,” Johnny’s mind spun like a top.”
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading ““Sit down, Pant,” Johnny’s mind spun like a top.”
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading “I’ll switch off that big light.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading ““Sit down, Pant,” Johnny’s mind spun like a top.”
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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take a seat
In this reading ““Sit down, Pant,” Johnny’s mind spun like a top.”
cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
In this reading “I’ll switch off that big light.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Sit down, Pant,” Johnny’s mind spun like a top.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I’ll switch off that big light.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Sit down, Pant,” Johnny’s mind spun like a top.
the organ of sight
From this reading Good old Panther Eye.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good old Panther Eye.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Sit down here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll switch off that big light.
possessive form of “johnny” — “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 “Sit down, Pant,” Johnny’s mind spun like a top.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I’ll switch off that big light.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Sit down, Pant,” Johnny’s mind spun like a top.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Sit down, Pant,” Johnny’s mind spun like a top.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I’ll switch off that big light.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Good old Panther Eye.
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Sit down, Pant,” Johnny’s mind spun like a top.
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading Good old Panther Eye.
be seated
From this reading “Sit down, Pant,” Johnny’s mind spun like a top.
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading “Sit down, Pant,” Johnny’s mind spun like a top.
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading I’ll switch off that big light.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’ll switch off that big light.
the upper part of anything
From this reading “Sit down, Pant,” Johnny’s mind spun like a top.
Chapter 7 of Red Dynamite: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 7 holds 191 sentences of Red Dynamite: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Red Dynamite: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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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