Chapter 4 of The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CLEW IN THE BASIN. A cry of alarm escaped Old King Brady when he saw the Frenchman. "Harry," he gasped, "he is trying to kill us." "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands. "The safety-clutch may save us, Harry."
Chapter 4 of The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading “THE CLEW IN THE BASIN.”
United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)
From this reading “A cry of alarm escaped Old King Brady when he saw the Frenchman.”
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading “"There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.”
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “"There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.”
a person of French nationality
From this reading “A cry of alarm escaped Old King Brady when he saw the Frenchman.”
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading “"There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.”
plural of “strand” — a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading “"There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.”
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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 A cry of alarm escaped Old King Brady when he saw the Frenchman.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading A cry of alarm escaped Old King Brady when he saw the Frenchman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading THE CLEW IN THE BASIN.
a youthful male person
From this reading "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)
From this reading A cry of alarm escaped Old King Brady when he saw the Frenchman.
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
a ball of yarn or cord or thread
From this reading THE CLEW IN THE BASIN.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A cry of alarm escaped Old King Brady when he saw the Frenchman.
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading A cry of alarm escaped Old King Brady when he saw the Frenchman.
a person of French nationality
From this reading A cry of alarm escaped Old King Brady when he saw the Frenchman.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "Harry," he gasped, "he is trying to kill us."
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Harry," he gasped, "he is trying to kill us."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A cry of alarm escaped Old King Brady when he saw the Frenchman.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CLEW IN THE BASIN.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Harry," he gasped, "he is trying to kill us."
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "Harry," he gasped, "he is trying to kill us."
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading A cry of alarm escaped Old King Brady when he saw the Frenchman.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "The safety-clutch may save us, Harry."
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A cry of alarm escaped Old King Brady when he saw the Frenchman.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A cry of alarm escaped Old King Brady when he saw the Frenchman.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
the act of departing politely
From this reading "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
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From this reading "The safety-clutch may save us, Harry."
except for; apart from
From this reading "The safety-clutch may save us, Harry."
cut with a saw
From this reading A cry of alarm escaped Old King Brady when he saw the Frenchman.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
plural of “strand” — a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLEW IN THE BASIN.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Harry," he gasped, "he is trying to kill us."
hard to endure
From this reading "Harry," he gasped, "he is trying to kill us."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Harry," he gasped, "he is trying to kill us."
at the time that
From this reading A cry of alarm escaped Old King Brady when he saw the Frenchman.
Chapter 4 of The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler by Francis Worcester Doughty holds 112 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 4 holds 112 sentences of The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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