Chapter 23 of The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STRANGE TREASURE “Vivian! Look down there!” Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake. It was the day following the storm. All was clear, bright and silent now.
Chapter 23 of The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading “Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.”
having a point
From this reading “Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.”
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading “Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “It was the day following the storm.”
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading “Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “STRANGE TREASURE “Vivian!”
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In this reading “Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.”
In this reading “Look down there!””
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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 Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
(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 was clear, bright and silent now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All was clear, bright and silent now.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading All was clear, bright and silent now.
rid of obstructions
From this reading All was clear, bright and silent now.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the day following the storm.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Look down there!”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading It was the day following the storm.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day following the storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look down there!”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading All was clear, bright and silent now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
having a point
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading All was clear, bright and silent now.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading It was the day following the storm.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading STRANGE TREASURE “Vivian!
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Look down there!”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading STRANGE TREASURE “Vivian!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRANGE TREASURE “Vivian!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the day following the storm.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jeanne’s lips were drawn into a tight line as she pointed to a spot on the smooth frozen surface of the little lost lake.
Chapter 23 of The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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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