Chapter 9 of The Forest of Mystery is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Forest of Mystery is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Failure At Bob's words of surprise, Joe burst out laughing. Mr. Holton could not help joining him, although he tried to restrain himself. "That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath. "I'm afraid friend policeman will never forgive you." Bob grinned.
Chapter 9 of The Forest of Mystery is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
From this reading “Failure At Bob's words of surprise, Joe burst out laughing.”
superlative of “crazy” — affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “"That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath.”
an act that fails
From this reading “Failure At Bob's words of surprise, Joe burst out laughing.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “"I'm afraid friend policeman will never forgive you."”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “Bob grinned.”
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
From this reading “Mr. Holton could not help joining him, although he tried to restrain himself.”
a member of a police force
From this reading “"I'm afraid friend policeman will never forgive you."”
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading “Mr. Holton could not help joining him, although he tried to restrain himself.”
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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give sudden release to an expression
In this reading “Failure At Bob's words of surprise, Joe burst out laughing.”
In this reading “Mr. Holton could not help joining him, although he tried to restrain himself.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I'm afraid friend policeman will never forgive you."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mr. Holton could not help joining him, although he tried to restrain himself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Failure At Bob's words of surprise, Joe burst out laughing.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob grinned.
possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
From this reading Failure At Bob's words of surprise, Joe burst out laughing.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Failure At Bob's words of surprise, Joe burst out laughing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mr. Holton could not help joining him, although he tried to restrain himself.
superlative of “crazy” — affected with madness or insanity
From this reading "That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath.
at any time
From this reading "That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath.
an act that fails
From this reading Failure At Bob's words of surprise, Joe burst out laughing.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "I'm afraid friend policeman will never forgive you."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "I'm afraid friend policeman will never forgive you."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath.
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading Bob grinned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Holton could not help joining him, although he tried to restrain himself.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Mr. Holton could not help joining him, although he tried to restrain himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Holton could not help joining him, although he tried to restrain himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Holton could not help joining him, although he tried to restrain himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath.
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From this reading Mr. Holton could not help joining him, although he tried to restrain himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid friend policeman will never forgive you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Failure At Bob's words of surprise, Joe burst out laughing.
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
From this reading Mr. Holton could not help joining him, although he tried to restrain himself.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Failure At Bob's words of surprise, Joe burst out laughing.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Holton could not help joining him, although he tried to restrain himself.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I'm afraid friend policeman will never forgive you."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Holton could not help joining him, although he tried to restrain himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Failure At Bob's words of surprise, Joe burst out laughing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Failure At Bob's words of surprise, Joe burst out laughing.
a member of a police force
From this reading "I'm afraid friend policeman will never forgive you."
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading Mr. Holton could not help joining him, although he tried to restrain himself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath.
a male human offspring
From this reading "That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath.
in the near future
From this reading "That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Failure At Bob's words of surprise, Joe burst out laughing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath.
a special situation
From this reading "That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Holton could not help joining him, although he tried to restrain himself.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Mr. Holton could not help joining him, although he tried to restrain himself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I'm afraid friend policeman will never forgive you."
the words that are spoken
From this reading Failure At Bob's words of surprise, Joe burst out laughing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That was about the craziest thing you ever did, Son," Mr. Holton said, as soon as he could get his breath.
Chapter 9 of The Forest of Mystery by James H. Foster holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 112 sentences of The Forest of Mystery, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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