Chapter IX of Riddle of the Storm: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Eagle Eyes,” is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter IX of Riddle of the Storm: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Eagle Eyes,” is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization. Nothing could be more false. Edmonton is not an outpost. It is a city. There are those again who believe that all cities are alike.
Chapter IX of Riddle of the Storm: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Eagle Eyes,” is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals
From this reading “There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.”
equally
From this reading “There are those again who believe that all cities are alike.”
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading “There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.”
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “There are those again who believe that all cities are alike.”
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading “There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.”
the capital of the province of Alberta
From this reading “There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.”
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading “There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.”
a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
From this reading “There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.”
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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 It is a city.
anew
From this reading There are those again who believe that all cities are alike.
one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
equally
From this reading There are those again who believe that all cities are alike.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading There are those again who believe that all cities are alike.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading There are those again who believe that all cities are alike.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It is a city.
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could be more false.
the capital of the province of Alberta
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Nothing could be more false.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Edmonton is not an outpost.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a city.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Nothing could be more false.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Edmonton is not an outpost.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could be more false.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There are those again who believe that all cities are alike.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
which person or people
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There are some who believe that, should one be so fortunate as to reach Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, he would be at an outpost of civilization.
Chapter 9 of Riddle of the Storm: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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 9 holds 75 sentences of Riddle of the Storm: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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