Chapter 14 of The Desert Moon mystery is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Desert Moon mystery is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this. I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.” “He wrote it,” I said. “The writing is his. So is the wording.
Chapter 14 of The Desert Moon mystery is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape
From this reading “A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.”
plural of “expert” — a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
From this reading “I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.””
something written by hand
From this reading “I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.””
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.”
past form of “refill” — fill something that had previously been emptied
From this reading “A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.”
a request to be present
From this reading “A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.”
the manner in which something is expressed in words
From this reading “So is the wording.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.””
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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 Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape
From this reading A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
plural of “expert” — a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
From this reading I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.”
something written by hand
From this reading I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He wrote it,” I said.
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From this reading I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The writing is his.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.”
past form of “refill” — fill something that had previously been emptied
From this reading A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So is the wording.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.”
a request to be present
From this reading A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The writing is his.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.”
the manner in which something is expressed in words
From this reading So is the wording.
produce a literary work
From this reading A Summons “It might be,” Sam said, as he refilled his pipe, “that Chad did not write this.
the act of creating written works
From this reading I’ll send it, with some of his other writing, to one of these handwriting experts I’ve read about.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “He wrote it,” I said.
Chapter 14 of The Desert Moon mystery by Kay Cleaver Strahan holds 77 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.
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