Chapter XVIII of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, “A Scream--a Shot,” is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XVIII of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, “A Scream--a Shot,” is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl. Why not? It was her birthday. She was sixteen. What is more wonderful than being sixteen?
Chapter XVIII of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, “A Scream--a Shot,” is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading “It was her birthday.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.”
reflecting optimism
From this reading “That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.”
being one more than fifteen
From this reading “She was sixteen.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “What is more wonderful than being sixteen?”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading What is more wonderful than being sixteen?
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading It was her birthday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.
a young female
From this reading That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was her birthday.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is more wonderful than being sixteen?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was her birthday.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading What is more wonderful than being sixteen?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why not?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.
reflecting optimism
From this reading That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sixteen.
being one more than fifteen
From this reading She was sixteen.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What is more wonderful than being sixteen?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That particular Sunday was a happy one for Rosy, the bright-eyed Italian girl.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is more wonderful than being sixteen?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why not?
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading What is more wonderful than being sixteen?
Chapter 18 of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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 18 holds 158 sentences of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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