Chapter XVI of Riddle of the Storm: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Pawns,” is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVI
Chapter XVI of Riddle of the Storm: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Pawns,” is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value. “It’s the end of one glorious dream.” Ramsey stared into space. “Yes,” Johnny agreed, “that’s gone.” “Not a bit of it!”
Chapter XVI of Riddle of the Storm: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Pawns,” is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading “Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading ““It’s the end of one glorious dream.””
“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 Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.”
a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore
From this reading “Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Ramsey stared into space.”
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading “Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.”
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading “Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.”
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In this reading “Ramsey stared into space.”
In this reading “Ramsey stared into space.”
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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 “Not a bit of it!”
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “Yes,” Johnny agreed, “that’s gone.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Not a bit of it!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “It’s the end of one glorious dream.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “It’s the end of one glorious dream.”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading “It’s the end of one glorious dream.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Yes,” Johnny agreed, “that’s gone.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ramsey stared into space.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Not a bit of it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s the end of one glorious dream.”
“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 Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.
not any; not one
From this reading Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not a bit of it!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It’s the end of one glorious dream.”
a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore
From this reading Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Ramsey stared into space.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Ramsey stared into space.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” Johnny agreed, “that’s gone.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Johnny Thompson and Scott Ramsey were disheartened by the news that Sandy’s pitchblende was of no value.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” Johnny agreed, “that’s gone.”
Chapter 16 of Riddle of the Storm: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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.
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