Chapter 3 of The Bradys Beyond Their Depth is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Bradys Beyond Their Depth is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREAT SWAMP MYSTERY. Heavy banks of dark clouds were flying across the lowering sky. Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light. During one of these intervals the two detectives gazed around. The train had disappeared in the distance.
Chapter 3 of The Bradys Beyond Their Depth is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “During one of these intervals the two detectives gazed around.”
covered with water
From this reading “Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.”
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading “Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.”
darkened by clouds
From this reading “Heavy banks of dark clouds were flying across the lowering sky.”
unhurried and relaxed
From this reading “Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.”
plural of “rift” — a gap between cloud masses
From this reading “Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.”
resembling or reminiscent of silver
From this reading “Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.”
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading “THE GREAT SWAMP MYSTERY.”
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 “Heavy banks of dark clouds were flying across the lowering sky.”
In this reading “Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.”
In this reading “The train had disappeared in the distance.”
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.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Heavy banks of dark clouds were flying across the lowering sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading During one of these intervals the two detectives gazed around.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading Heavy banks of dark clouds were flying across the lowering sky.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Heavy banks of dark clouds were flying across the lowering sky.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Heavy banks of dark clouds were flying across the lowering sky.
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading During one of these intervals the two detectives gazed around.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading The train had disappeared in the distance.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The train had disappeared in the distance.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During one of these intervals the two detectives gazed around.
covered with water
From this reading Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.
moving swiftly
From this reading Heavy banks of dark clouds were flying across the lowering sky.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading During one of these intervals the two detectives gazed around.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT SWAMP MYSTERY.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The train had disappeared in the distance.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Heavy banks of dark clouds were flying across the lowering sky.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The train had disappeared in the distance.
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading During one of these intervals the two detectives gazed around.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.
darkened by clouds
From this reading Heavy banks of dark clouds were flying across the lowering sky.
unhurried and relaxed
From this reading Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE GREAT SWAMP MYSTERY.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Heavy banks of dark clouds were flying across the lowering sky.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading During one of these intervals the two detectives gazed around.
plural of “rift” — a gap between cloud masses
From this reading Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.
resembling or reminiscent of silver
From this reading Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Heavy banks of dark clouds were flying across the lowering sky.
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading THE GREAT SWAMP MYSTERY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT SWAMP MYSTERY.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading During one of these intervals the two detectives gazed around.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The train had disappeared in the distance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading During one of these intervals the two detectives gazed around.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Heavy banks of dark clouds were flying across the lowering sky.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Occasionally the big silvery moon burst from the rifts and flooded the landscape with its mellow light.
Chapter 3 of The Bradys Beyond Their Depth by Francis Worcester Doughty holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
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