Chapter II of The Galloping Ghost: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Whispers in the Night,” is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter II of The Galloping Ghost: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Whispers in the Night,” is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled. Here was a situation for you! A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away. He laughed a silent, mirthless laugh. “Football,” he whispered.
Chapter II of The Galloping Ghost: A Mystery Story for Boys, “Whispers in the Night,” is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.”
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading “A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away.”
United States composer of musical comedies (especially in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II and with Lorenz Hart) (1902-1979)
From this reading “As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.”
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading “As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.”
very small
From this reading “As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.”
marked by wrinkles
From this reading “As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.”
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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the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five
In this reading “A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away.”
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
In this reading “A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away.”
In this reading “A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away.”
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 Here was a situation for you!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away.
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here was a situation for you!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed a silent, mirthless laugh.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here was a situation for you!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.
ten 10s
From this reading A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.
the sound of laughing
From this reading He laughed a silent, mirthless laugh.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He laughed a silent, mirthless laugh.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away.
lacking mirth
From this reading He laughed a silent, mirthless laugh.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.
United States composer of musical comedies (especially in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II and with Lorenz Hart) (1902-1979)
From this reading As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading He laughed a silent, mirthless laugh.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Here was a situation for you!
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.
very small
From this reading As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A football game to be played to-morrow four or five hundred miles away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was a situation for you!
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Football,” he whispered.
marked by wrinkles
From this reading As Red Rodgers stretched his feet out before the tiny stove in his narrow room, his brow wrinkled.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here was a situation for you!
Chapter 2 of The Galloping Ghost: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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 2 holds 138 sentences of The Galloping Ghost: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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