Chapter 20 of The Four-Pools Mystery is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Four-Pools Mystery is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet. Terry stretched out a hand and pulled the horses to a standstill. "Whoa, just a minute till I get my bearings. Now, in which direction is the cave?"
Chapter 20 of The Four-Pools Mystery is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bearing” — relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading “"Whoa, just a minute till I get my bearings.”
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “Now, in which direction is the cave?"”
footwear usually with wooden soles
From this reading “TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.”
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading “TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.”
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
From this reading “Terry stretched out a hand and pulled the horses to a standstill.”
dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)
From this reading “TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.”
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading “Terry stretched out a hand and pulled the horses to a standstill.”
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.”
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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 Terry stretched out a hand and pulled the horses to a standstill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Terry stretched out a hand and pulled the horses to a standstill.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
plural of “bearing” — relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading "Whoa, just a minute till I get my bearings.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Now, in which direction is the cave?"
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Now, in which direction is the cave?"
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Whoa, just a minute till I get my bearings.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Terry stretched out a hand and pulled the horses to a standstill.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Terry stretched out a hand and pulled the horses to a standstill.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
and nothing more
From this reading "Whoa, just a minute till I get my bearings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Whoa, just a minute till I get my bearings.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, in which direction is the cave?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Terry stretched out a hand and pulled the horses to a standstill.
footwear usually with wooden soles
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Terry stretched out a hand and pulled the horses to a standstill.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
From this reading Terry stretched out a hand and pulled the horses to a standstill.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Terry stretched out a hand and pulled the horses to a standstill.
dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading Terry stretched out a hand and pulled the horses to a standstill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
in or at that place or location
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Whoa, just a minute till I get my bearings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now, in which direction is the cave?"
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Whoa, just a minute till I get my bearings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading TERENCE KIRKWOOD PATTEN OF NEW YORK "There is Luray," I said, pointing with my whip to the scattered houses of the village as they lay in the valley at our feet.
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