Chapter 18 of The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
D.X.123 “There it is. Or is it?” Rodney Angel turned enquiring eyes upon June Travis. They had traveled by the third-rail line twenty miles into the country. There before them stood a large stone building topped by a circular tower.
Chapter 18 of The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “Rodney Angel turned enquiring eyes upon June Travis.”
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “There before them stood a large stone building topped by a circular tower.”
having the shape or form of a circle
From this reading “There before them stood a large stone building topped by a circular tower.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “Rodney Angel turned enquiring eyes upon June Travis.”
having a top of a specified character
From this reading “There before them stood a large stone building topped by a circular tower.”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “There before them stood a large stone building topped by a circular tower.”
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading “They had traveled by the third-rail line twenty miles into the country.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “They had traveled by the third-rail line twenty miles into the country.”
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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In this reading “They had traveled by the third-rail line twenty miles into the country.”
In this reading “There before them stood a large stone building topped by a circular tower.”
In this reading “There before them stood a large stone building topped by a circular tower.”
In this reading “They had traveled by the third-rail line twenty miles into the country.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading D.X.123 “There it is.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There before them stood a large stone building topped by a circular tower.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Rodney Angel turned enquiring eyes upon June Travis.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There before them stood a large stone building topped by a circular tower.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading There before them stood a large stone building topped by a circular tower.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had traveled by the third-rail line twenty miles into the country.
having the shape or form of a circle
From this reading There before them stood a large stone building topped by a circular tower.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading They had traveled by the third-rail line twenty miles into the country.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading D.X.123 “There it is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rodney Angel turned enquiring eyes upon June Travis.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Rodney Angel turned enquiring eyes upon June Travis.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had traveled by the third-rail line twenty miles into the country.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They had traveled by the third-rail line twenty miles into the country.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading D.X.123 “There it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading D.X.123 “There it is.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Rodney Angel turned enquiring eyes upon June Travis.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There before them stood a large stone building topped by a circular tower.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading They had traveled by the third-rail line twenty miles into the country.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading They had traveled by the third-rail line twenty miles into the country.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or is it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rodney Angel turned enquiring eyes upon June Travis.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There before them stood a large stone building topped by a circular tower.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading There before them stood a large stone building topped by a circular tower.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had traveled by the third-rail line twenty miles into the country.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There before them stood a large stone building topped by a circular tower.
in or at that place or location
From this reading D.X.123 “There it is.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had traveled by the third-rail line twenty miles into the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had traveled by the third-rail line twenty miles into the country.
having a top of a specified character
From this reading There before them stood a large stone building topped by a circular tower.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading There before them stood a large stone building topped by a circular tower.
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading They had traveled by the third-rail line twenty miles into the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rodney Angel turned enquiring eyes upon June Travis.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Rodney Angel turned enquiring eyes upon June Travis.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading They had traveled by the third-rail line twenty miles into the country.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Rodney Angel turned enquiring eyes upon June Travis.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading D.X.123 “There it is.
Chapter 18 of The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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 18 holds 78 sentences of The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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