Chapter VIII of The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls, “A Vision for Another,” is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter VIII of The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls, “A Vision for Another,” is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box. “Are—are you leaving?” she asked in sudden consternation. “I didn’t get my story in.” “Oh, that’s O. K.” Sandy, who was small, young, red-haired and freckled, threw back his head and laughed.
Chapter VIII of The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls, “A Vision for Another,” is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading ““Are—are you leaving?” she asked in sudden consternation.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.”
relating to or covered with or resembling freckles
From this reading “Sandy, who was small, young, red-haired and freckled, threw back his head and laughed.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.”
the act of departing
From this reading ““Are—are you leaving?” she asked in sudden consternation.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “Sandy, who was small, young, red-haired and freckled, threw back his head and laughed.”
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.
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throw back with a quick, light motion
In this reading “Sandy, who was small, young, red-haired and freckled, threw back his head and laughed.”
In this reading “That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.”
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.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sandy, who was small, young, red-haired and freckled, threw back his head and laughed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are—are you leaving?” she asked in sudden consternation.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Are—are you leaving?” she asked in sudden consternation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Sandy, who was small, young, red-haired and freckled, threw back his head and laughed.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Are—are you leaving?” she asked in sudden consternation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t get my story in.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.
relating to or covered with or resembling freckles
From this reading Sandy, who was small, young, red-haired and freckled, threw back his head and laughed.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I didn’t get my story in.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Sandy, who was small, young, red-haired and freckled, threw back his head and laughed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t get my story in.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Are—are you leaving?” she asked in sudden consternation.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Oh, that’s O. K.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Sandy, who was small, young, red-haired and freckled, threw back his head and laughed.
the act of departing
From this reading “Are—are you leaving?” she asked in sudden consternation.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I didn’t get my story in.”
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Oh, that’s O. K.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, that’s O. K.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sandy, who was small, young, red-haired and freckled, threw back his head and laughed.
Identical; not different.
From this reading That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Are—are you leaving?” she asked in sudden consternation.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sandy, who was small, young, red-haired and freckled, threw back his head and laughed.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “I didn’t get my story in.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “Are—are you leaving?” she asked in sudden consternation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, that’s O. K.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That same afternoon Florence met Sandy at the door of his glass box.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Sandy, who was small, young, red-haired and freckled, threw back his head and laughed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sandy, who was small, young, red-haired and freckled, threw back his head and laughed.
which person or people
From this reading Sandy, who was small, young, red-haired and freckled, threw back his head and laughed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are—are you leaving?” she asked in sudden consternation.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Sandy, who was small, young, red-haired and freckled, threw back his head and laughed.
Chapter 8 of The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 350 sentences, grouped into 70 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 8 holds 350 sentences of The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
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