Chapter 9 of The Dragon's Secret is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Dragon's Secret is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction. Every little while Phyllis would stop to ejaculate: "Who would have thought it! The horrid little snob! I really can't believe yet that it is she, Leslie--our 'mysterious she!' I'm sure there must be some mistake."
Chapter 9 of The Dragon's Secret is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading “AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.”
-ing form of “border” — extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
From this reading “AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.”
utter impulsively
From this reading “Every little while Phyllis would stop to ejaculate: "Who would have thought it!”
exceedingly bad
From this reading “The horrid little snob!”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “I'm sure there must be some mistake."”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “I really can't believe yet that it is she, Leslie--our 'mysterious she!'”
witty remark
From this reading “AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.”
a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
From this reading “The horrid little snob!”
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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 AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.
plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'm sure there must be some mistake."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I really can't believe yet that it is she, Leslie--our 'mysterious she!'
-ing form of “border” — extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
From this reading AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I really can't believe yet that it is she, Leslie--our 'mysterious she!'
utter impulsively
From this reading Every little while Phyllis would stop to ejaculate: "Who would have thought it!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every little while Phyllis would stop to ejaculate: "Who would have thought it!
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Every little while Phyllis would stop to ejaculate: "Who would have thought it!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.
exceedingly bad
From this reading The horrid little snob!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I really can't believe yet that it is she, Leslie--our 'mysterious she!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm sure there must be some mistake."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I really can't believe yet that it is she, Leslie--our 'mysterious she!'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every little while Phyllis would stop to ejaculate: "Who would have thought it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I really can't believe yet that it is she, Leslie--our 'mysterious she!'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Every little while Phyllis would stop to ejaculate: "Who would have thought it!
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I'm sure there must be some mistake."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I'm sure there must be some mistake."
of an obscure nature
From this reading I really can't believe yet that it is she, Leslie--our 'mysterious she!'
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I really can't believe yet that it is she, Leslie--our 'mysterious she!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every little while Phyllis would stop to ejaculate: "Who would have thought it!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I really can't believe yet that it is she, Leslie--our 'mysterious she!'
witty remark
From this reading AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I really can't believe yet that it is she, Leslie--our 'mysterious she!'
a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
From this reading The horrid little snob!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I'm sure there must be some mistake."
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Every little while Phyllis would stop to ejaculate: "Who would have thought it!
a feeling of stupefied astonishment
From this reading AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I'm sure there must be some mistake."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I really can't believe yet that it is she, Leslie--our 'mysterious she!'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I'm sure there must be some mistake."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Every little while Phyllis would stop to ejaculate: "Who would have thought it!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading AUNT SALLY ADDS TO THE MYSTIFICATION THE two girls walked home in a state bordering on stupefaction.
during the time that
From this reading Every little while Phyllis would stop to ejaculate: "Who would have thought it!
which person or people
From this reading Every little while Phyllis would stop to ejaculate: "Who would have thought it!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every little while Phyllis would stop to ejaculate: "Who would have thought it!
but in spite of that
From this reading I really can't believe yet that it is she, Leslie--our 'mysterious she!'
Chapter 9 of The Dragon's Secret by Augusta Huiell Seaman holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 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 9 holds 117 sentences of The Dragon's Secret, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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