Chapter III of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Talking in the Dark,” is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter III of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Talking in the Dark,” is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Johnny spent the remainder of the day sight-seeing. Old friends awaited him, the Museum, the Art Institute, the State Street stores. The work along the Outer Drive amazed and delighted him. "Great city!" he mused. "Do anything.
Chapter III of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Talking in the Dark,” is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “The work along the Outer Drive amazed and delighted him.”
expected hopefully
From this reading “Old friends awaited him, the Museum, the Art Institute, the State Street stores.”
set up or lay the groundwork for
From this reading “Old friends awaited him, the Museum, the Art Institute, the State Street stores.”
“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 spent the remainder of the day sight-seeing.”
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “"Great city!" he mused.”
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “Old friends awaited him, the Museum, the Art Institute, the State Street stores.”
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading “Johnny spent the remainder of the day sight-seeing.”
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “Old friends awaited him, the Museum, the Art Institute, the State Street stores.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Old friends awaited him, the Museum, the Art Institute, the State Street stores.”
In this reading “"Great city!" he mused.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The work along the Outer Drive amazed and delighted him.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading The work along the Outer Drive amazed and delighted him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The work along the Outer Drive amazed and delighted him.
any thing at all
From this reading "Do anything.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Old friends awaited him, the Museum, the Art Institute, the State Street stores.
expected hopefully
From this reading Old friends awaited him, the Museum, the Art Institute, the State Street stores.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "Great city!" he mused.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Johnny spent the remainder of the day sight-seeing.
greatly pleased
From this reading The work along the Outer Drive amazed and delighted him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do anything.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading The work along the Outer Drive amazed and delighted him.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Old friends awaited him, the Museum, the Art Institute, the State Street stores.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Great city!" he mused.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Great city!" he mused.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old friends awaited him, the Museum, the Art Institute, the State Street stores.
set up or lay the groundwork for
From this reading Old friends awaited him, the Museum, the Art Institute, the State Street stores.
“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 spent the remainder of the day sight-seeing.
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading "Great city!" he mused.
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading Old friends awaited him, the Museum, the Art Institute, the State Street stores.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Johnny spent the remainder of the day sight-seeing.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old friends awaited him, the Museum, the Art Institute, the State Street stores.
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading The work along the Outer Drive amazed and delighted him.
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading Johnny spent the remainder of the day sight-seeing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnny spent the remainder of the day sight-seeing.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Johnny spent the remainder of the day sight-seeing.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Old friends awaited him, the Museum, the Art Institute, the State Street stores.
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Old friends awaited him, the Museum, the Art Institute, the State Street stores.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Old friends awaited him, the Museum, the Art Institute, the State Street stores.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Johnny spent the remainder of the day sight-seeing.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The work along the Outer Drive amazed and delighted him.
Chapter 3 of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 3 holds 205 sentences of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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