Chapter VIII of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Prisoners at the Bar,” is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter VIII of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Prisoners at the Bar,” is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Johnny will never know what that next brief trial was about. It had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow. This thought set his blood racing. He was glad not to be the defendant. But as a witness his responsibility was great.
Chapter VIII of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Prisoners at the Bar,” is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of short duration or distance
From this reading “Johnny will never know what that next brief trial was about.”
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
From this reading “He was glad not to be the defendant.”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “It had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow.”
“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 will never know what that next brief trial was about.”
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading “This thought set his blood racing.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “But as a witness his responsibility was great.”
the act of testing something
From this reading “Johnny will never know what that next brief trial was about.”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “But as a witness his responsibility was great.”
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 “It had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Johnny will never know what that next brief trial was about.
(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 It had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as a witness his responsibility was great.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was glad not to be the defendant.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading This thought set his blood racing.
of short duration or distance
From this reading Johnny will never know what that next brief trial was about.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as a witness his responsibility was great.
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
From this reading He was glad not to be the defendant.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading He was glad not to be the defendant.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But as a witness his responsibility was great.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This thought set his blood racing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow.
“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 will never know what that next brief trial was about.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Johnny will never know what that next brief trial was about.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Johnny will never know what that next brief trial was about.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Johnny will never know what that next brief trial was about.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was glad not to be the defendant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow.
participate in games or sport
From this reading It had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow.
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading This thought set his blood racing.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading But as a witness his responsibility was great.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading This thought set his blood racing.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading It had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading It had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Johnny will never know what that next brief trial was about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This thought set his blood racing.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This thought set his blood racing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had struck him all of a sudden that he was to play a part in the trial that was to follow.
the act of testing something
From this reading Johnny will never know what that next brief trial was about.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Johnny will never know what that next brief trial was about.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Johnny will never know what that next brief trial was about.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Johnny will never know what that next brief trial was about.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading But as a witness his responsibility was great.
Chapter 8 of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 8 holds 152 sentences of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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