Chapter 3 of The Egyptian Cat Mystery is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Egyptian Cat Mystery is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Cairo The jet descended smoothly over the desert on the approach to Cairo International Airport. Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway. In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes. "Excited?" Scotty asked.
Chapter 3 of The Egyptian Cat Mystery is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
From this reading “Cairo The jet descended smoothly over the desert on the approach to Cairo International Airport.”
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading “Cairo The jet descended smoothly over the desert on the approach to Cairo International Airport.”
concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
From this reading “Cairo The jet descended smoothly over the desert on the approach to Cairo International Airport.”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway.”
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading “Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway.”
the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
From this reading “In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.”
a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
From this reading “In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.”
plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.”
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In this reading “In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.”
In this reading “Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway.”
In this reading “Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway.”
travel across or pass over
In this reading “In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.”
In this reading “Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway.”
In this reading “In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.”
In this reading “Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway.
an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
From this reading Cairo The jet descended smoothly over the desert on the approach to Cairo International Airport.
move towards
From this reading Cairo The jet descended smoothly over the desert on the approach to Cairo International Airport.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Scotty asked.
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading Cairo The jet descended smoothly over the desert on the approach to Cairo International Airport.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Cairo The jet descended smoothly over the desert on the approach to Cairo International Airport.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Cairo The jet descended smoothly over the desert on the approach to Cairo International Airport.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading "Excited?"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.
concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
From this reading Cairo The jet descended smoothly over the desert on the approach to Cairo International Airport.
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading Cairo The jet descended smoothly over the desert on the approach to Cairo International Airport.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway.
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cairo The jet descended smoothly over the desert on the approach to Cairo International Airport.
above and across; more than
From this reading Cairo The jet descended smoothly over the desert on the approach to Cairo International Airport.
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scotty asked.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway.
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading Cairo The jet descended smoothly over the desert on the approach to Cairo International Airport.
the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
From this reading In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.
a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
From this reading In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cairo The jet descended smoothly over the desert on the approach to Cairo International Airport.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cairo The jet descended smoothly over the desert on the approach to Cairo International Airport.
in the direction of
From this reading Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.
plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.
look attentively
From this reading Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the distance he could see the valley of the Nile River, a great green swath which cut through the tan desert wastes.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Rick leaned toward the window to watch for the first sign of a runway.
Chapter 3 of The Egyptian Cat Mystery by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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 3 holds 218 sentences of The Egyptian Cat Mystery, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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