Chapter XXXII of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Sky High,” is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXII
Chapter XXXII of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Sky High,” is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men. "You had the slugs. You can't deny that!" Volpi exclaimed with an oath. "What have you done with them?
Chapter XXXII of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Sky High,” is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.”
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.”
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “You can't deny that!"”
the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm
From this reading “In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.”
“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 “In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “Volpi exclaimed with an oath.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.”
plural of “slug” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “"You had the slugs.”
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 “Volpi exclaimed with an oath.”
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forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Volpi exclaimed with an oath.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can't deny that!"
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading You can't deny that!"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "What have you done with them?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Volpi exclaimed with an oath.
the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm
From this reading In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.
a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
From this reading In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You had the slugs.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have you done with them?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.
“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 In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.
the force of workers available
From this reading In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Volpi exclaimed with an oath.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.
plural of “slug” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading "You had the slugs.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You can't deny that!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "What have you done with them?
precisely as stated
From this reading In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Volpi exclaimed with an oath.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the granary room of the abandoned farmstead, Johnny was being questioned by some very angry men.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have you done with them?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Volpi exclaimed with an oath.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You had the slugs.
Chapter 32 of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 32 holds 114 sentences of The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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