Chapter XXIII of The Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain, “Beneath the Mask,” is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter XXIII of The Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain, “Beneath the Mask,” is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age. The resemblance to photographs of Burton Monahan was marked. “You are Albert Monahan’s missing brother!” he accused. Ino made no attempt to replace the mask. He smiled.
Chapter XXIII of The Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain, “Beneath the Mask,” is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading ““You are Albert Monahan’s missing brother!” he accused.”
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading “The resemblance to photographs of Burton Monahan was marked.”
hide under a false appearance
From this reading “Ino made no attempt to replace the mask.”
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading “The resemblance to photographs of Burton Monahan was marked.”
substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading “Ino made no attempt to replace the mask.”
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading “The resemblance to photographs of Burton Monahan was marked.”
having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin
From this reading “Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.”
being five more than thirty
From this reading “Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.”
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 “Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.”
In this reading “Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.”
In this reading “The resemblance to photographs of Burton Monahan was marked.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.
a defendant in a criminal proceeding
From this reading “You are Albert Monahan’s missing brother!” he accused.
how long something has existed
From this reading Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “You are Albert Monahan’s missing brother!” he accused.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are Albert Monahan’s missing brother!” he accused.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Ino made no attempt to replace the mask.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “You are Albert Monahan’s missing brother!” he accused.
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading The resemblance to photographs of Burton Monahan was marked.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You are Albert Monahan’s missing brother!” he accused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ino made no attempt to replace the mask.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Ino made no attempt to replace the mask.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading The resemblance to photographs of Burton Monahan was marked.
hide under a false appearance
From this reading Ino made no attempt to replace the mask.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.
not able to be found
From this reading “You are Albert Monahan’s missing brother!” he accused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The resemblance to photographs of Burton Monahan was marked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are Albert Monahan’s missing brother!” he accused.
not any; not one
From this reading Ino made no attempt to replace the mask.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading The resemblance to photographs of Burton Monahan was marked.
substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading Ino made no attempt to replace the mask.
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading The resemblance to photographs of Burton Monahan was marked.
having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin
From this reading Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He smiled.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.
being five more than thirty
From this reading Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The resemblance to photographs of Burton Monahan was marked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The resemblance to photographs of Burton Monahan was marked.
which person or people
From this reading Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.
a late time of life
From this reading Jack stared into the countenance of a clean shaven man who might have been thirty-five years of age.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are Albert Monahan’s missing brother!” he accused.
Chapter 23 of The Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain by Don Palmer holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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 23 holds 237 sentences of The Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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