Chapter 30 of The Forest of Mystery is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Forest of Mystery is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin. But his hand never reached it. With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze. Then, raising the revolver, the youth fired three shots into the air. They had the desired effect.
Chapter 30 of The Forest of Mystery is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.”
informal intensifiers
From this reading “With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.”
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.”
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “Then, raising the revolver, the youth fired three shots into the air.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “Then, raising the revolver, the youth fired three shots into the air.”
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Then, raising the revolver, the youth fired three shots into the air.”
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.
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 “They had the desired effect.”
a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive
In this reading “An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.”
In this reading “Then, raising the revolver, the youth fired three shots into the air.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Then, raising the revolver, the youth fired three shots into the air.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.
exhale hard
From this reading With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his hand never reached it.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.
informal intensifiers
From this reading With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.
wanted intensely
From this reading They had the desired effect.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading They had the desired effect.
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.
having lost your job
From this reading Then, raising the revolver, the youth fired three shots into the air.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had the desired effect.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But his hand never reached it.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his hand never reached it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then, raising the revolver, the youth fired three shots into the air.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But his hand never reached it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But his hand never reached it.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading Then, raising the revolver, the youth fired three shots into the air.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading But his hand never reached it.
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading Then, raising the revolver, the youth fired three shots into the air.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Then, raising the revolver, the youth fired three shots into the air.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, raising the revolver, the youth fired three shots into the air.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had the desired effect.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Then, raising the revolver, the youth fired three shots into the air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.
a Caucasian
From this reading An Old Mystery Is Cleared One big native made a grab for the white elephant skin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a powerful blow, Bob sent the man crashing to the ground so hard that he was put in a daze.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Then, raising the revolver, the youth fired three shots into the air.
Chapter 30 of The Forest of Mystery by James H. Foster holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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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