Chapter 25 of The Cryptogram: A Story of Northwest Canada is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of The Cryptogram: A Story of Northwest Canada is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE DISCOVERY. "All ready?" exclaimed Menzies. "Then forward. If no mishap occurs we shall be miles away before our escape is discovered." He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.
Chapter 25 of The Cryptogram: A Story of Northwest Canada is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of discovering something
From this reading “A STRANGE DISCOVERY.”
increase twofold
From this reading “He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.”
record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading “He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.”
a short vivid experience
From this reading “He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.”
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading “He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.”
an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
From this reading “If no mishap occurs we shall be miles away before our escape is discovered."”
third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading “If no mishap occurs we shall be miles away before our escape is discovered."”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.”
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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 STRANGE DISCOVERY.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All ready?" exclaimed Menzies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If no mishap occurs we shall be miles away before our escape is discovered."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If no mishap occurs we shall be miles away before our escape is discovered."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If no mishap occurs we shall be miles away before our escape is discovered."
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading If no mishap occurs we shall be miles away before our escape is discovered."
the act of discovering something
From this reading A STRANGE DISCOVERY.
increase twofold
From this reading He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading If no mishap occurs we shall be miles away before our escape is discovered."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "All ready?" exclaimed Menzies.
record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.
a short vivid experience
From this reading He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "Then forward.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If no mishap occurs we shall be miles away before our escape is discovered."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If no mishap occurs we shall be miles away before our escape is discovered."
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All ready?" exclaimed Menzies.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading If no mishap occurs we shall be miles away before our escape is discovered."
an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
From this reading If no mishap occurs we shall be miles away before our escape is discovered."
not any; not one
From this reading If no mishap occurs we shall be miles away before our escape is discovered."
third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading If no mishap occurs we shall be miles away before our escape is discovered."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If no mishap occurs we shall be miles away before our escape is discovered."
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "All ready?" exclaimed Menzies.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If no mishap occurs we shall be miles away before our escape is discovered."
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE DISCOVERY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He entered the passage first, flashing the lantern in front of him, and the others followed in double file.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then forward.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If no mishap occurs we shall be miles away before our escape is discovered."
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