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The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls
The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell • Curated US English Learning Edition
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A STARTLING REVELATION And tomorrow did tell.
Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.
“The cards say this—” Myrtle Rand shuffled and dealt, shuffled and dealt again.
“I see this and this and this in the crystal ball.”
Nothing of importance was changed.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A STARTLING REVELATION And tomorrow did tell.
/ə ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ ˌrevəˈleɪʃən ənd təˈmɑːroʊ dɪd tel/
Line 2
Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.
Line 3
“The cards say this—” Myrtle Rand shuffled and dealt, shuffled and dealt again.
/ðə kɑːrdz seɪ ðɪs ˈmɜːrtəl rænd ˈʃʌfəld ənd delt ˈʃʌfəld ənd delt əˈɡen/
Line 4
“I see this and this and this in the crystal ball.”
/aɪ siː ðɪs ənd ðɪs ənd ðɪs ɪn ðə ˈkrɪstəl bɔːl/
Line 5
Nothing of importance was changed.
/ˈnʌθɪŋ ʌv ˌɪmˈpɔːrtəns wɑːz tʃeɪndʒd/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

crystal noun US /ˈkrɪstəl/

a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure

From this reading ““I see this and this and this in the crystal ball.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dealt verb US /delt/

inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading ““The cards say this—” Myrtle Rand shuffled and dealt, shuffled and dealt again.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Myrtle noun US /ˈmɜːrtəl/

widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers

From this reading “Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Rand noun US /rænd/

the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents

From this reading “Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
revelation noun US /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/

the speech act of making something evident

From this reading “A STARTLING REVELATION And tomorrow did tell.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shuffled verb US /ˈʃʌfəld/

past form of “shuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet

From this reading ““The cards say this—” Myrtle Rand shuffled and dealt, shuffled and dealt again.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
teller noun US /ˈtelər/

United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)

From this reading “Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unfolding noun US /ənˈfoʊldɪŋ/

a developmental process

From this reading “Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

crystal ball noun + noun

a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers

In this reading ““I see this and this and this in the crystal ball.””

219 times in 426,211 chapters
two dollars noun + noun counted as “two dollar”

In this reading “Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.”

2,859 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 42

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A STARTLING REVELATION And tomorrow did tell.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading “The cards say this—” Myrtle Rand shuffled and dealt, shuffled and dealt again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A STARTLING REVELATION And tomorrow did tell.

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ballnounUS /bɔːl/

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading “I see this and this and this in the crystal ball.”

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beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cardsnounUS /kɑːrdz/

a game played with playing cards

From this reading “The cards say this—” Myrtle Rand shuffled and dealt, shuffled and dealt again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading Nothing of importance was changed.

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crystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/

a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure

From this reading “I see this and this and this in the crystal ball.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dealtverbUS /delt/

inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading “The cards say this—” Myrtle Rand shuffled and dealt, shuffled and dealt again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading A STARTLING REVELATION And tomorrow did tell.

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dollarsnounUS /ˈdɑːlərz/

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/

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 Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I see this and this and this in the crystal ball.”

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importancenounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtəns/

the quality of being important and worthy of note

From this reading Nothing of importance was changed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “I see this and this and this in the crystal ball.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Jeanne

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

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MyrtlenounUS /ˈmɜːrtəl/

widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nothing of importance was changed.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Nothing of importance was changed.

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paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
promisedverbUS /ˈprɑːməst/

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RandnounUS /rænd/

the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
REVELATIONnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/

the speech act of making something evident

From this reading A STARTLING REVELATION And tomorrow did tell.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading “The cards say this—” Myrtle Rand shuffled and dealt, shuffled and dealt again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ScarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/

only a very short time before

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “I see this and this and this in the crystal ball.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shuffledverbUS /ˈʃʌfəld/

past form of “shuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet

From this reading “The cards say this—” Myrtle Rand shuffled and dealt, shuffled and dealt again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
STARTLINGadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/

so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm

From this reading A STARTLING REVELATION And tomorrow did tell.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading A STARTLING REVELATION And tomorrow did tell.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tellernounUS /ˈtelər/

United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “The cards say this—” Myrtle Rand shuffled and dealt, shuffled and dealt again.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tomorrownounUS /təˈmɑːroʊ/

the day after today

From this reading A STARTLING REVELATION And tomorrow did tell.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unfoldingnounUS /ənˈfoʊldɪŋ/

a developmental process

From this reading Scarcely had Jeanne paid her two dollars to the fortune teller, Myrtle Rand, than the fortune Florence had promised her began unfolding itself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Nothing of importance was changed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 13 of The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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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