Chapter 5 of The Adventure League is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Adventure League is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand. The laird was looking very grave. 'Most unfortunate,' he said. 'Neil has done a very foolish thing. He has broken out of the County Gaol and disappeared.
Chapter 5 of The Adventure League is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading “He has broken out of the County Gaol and disappeared.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “'Neil has done a very foolish thing.”
a landowner
From this reading “The laird was looking very grave.”
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading “SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.”
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading “SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.”
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading “'Most unfortunate,' he said.”
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In this reading “'Most unfortunate,' he said.”
In this reading “'Neil has done a very foolish thing.”
In this reading “SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.”
In this reading “The laird was looking very grave.”
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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 'Neil has done a very foolish thing.
(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 SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He has broken out of the County Gaol and disappeared.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading He has broken out of the County Gaol and disappeared.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading He has broken out of the County Gaol and disappeared.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading He has broken out of the County Gaol and disappeared.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading 'Neil has done a very foolish thing.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading 'Neil has done a very foolish thing.
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading He has broken out of the County Gaol and disappeared.
death of a person
From this reading The laird was looking very grave.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Neil has done a very foolish thing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Most unfortunate,' he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
a landowner
From this reading The laird was looking very grave.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The laird was looking very grave.
used to form the superlative
From this reading 'Most unfortunate,' he said.
a form of address for a man
From this reading SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Neil has done a very foolish thing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He has broken out of the County Gaol and disappeared.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He has broken out of the County Gaol and disappeared.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Most unfortunate,' he said.
having a supporting base
From this reading SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
a special situation
From this reading 'Neil has done a very foolish thing.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading 'Most unfortunate,' he said.
precisely as stated
From this reading The laird was looking very grave.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
in or at the place that
From this reading SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SUSPENSE All crowded into the hall, where Mr. Stewart was standing with an open telegram in his hand.
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