Chapter XXVI of Riddle of the Storm: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Walls of Light,” is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXVI
Chapter XXVI of Riddle of the Storm: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Walls of Light,” is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner. How had he traveled over all those weary miles? How had he known the way? Had the airplane left a path across the sky for his eyes? Who will answer?
Chapter XXVI of Riddle of the Storm: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Walls of Light,” is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.”
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading “The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.”
an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
From this reading “The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.”
“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 hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.”
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading “The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.”
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading “The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.”
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading “How had he traveled over all those weary miles?”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “How had he traveled over all those weary miles?”
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 “Had the airplane left a path across the sky for his eyes?”
In this reading “How had he traveled over all those weary miles?”
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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 Had the airplane left a path across the sky for his eyes?
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Had the airplane left a path across the sky for his eyes?
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.
(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 How had he traveled over all those weary miles?
react verbally
From this reading Who will answer?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Had the airplane left a path across the sky for his eyes?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had the airplane left a path across the sky for his eyes?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How had he traveled over all those weary miles?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Had the airplane left a path across the sky for his eyes?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How had he traveled over all those weary miles?
an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
From this reading The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.
“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 hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading How had he known the way?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Had the airplane left a path across the sky for his eyes?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading How had he traveled over all those weary miles?
above and across; more than
From this reading How had he traveled over all those weary miles?
a course of conduct
From this reading Had the airplane left a path across the sky for his eyes?
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Had the airplane left a path across the sky for his eyes?
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading How had he traveled over all those weary miles?
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading How had he traveled over all those weary miles?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading How had he known the way?
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading How had he traveled over all those weary miles?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The hunchback bowman stood tapping upon the airplane cabin in which Johnny Thompson had been made prisoner.
which person or people
From this reading Who will answer?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Who will answer?
Chapter 26 of Riddle of the Storm: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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 26 holds 190 sentences of Riddle of the Storm: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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