Chapter 3 of The Galloping Ghost: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Galloping Ghost: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“WE MUST ESCAPE” “We must find some way of escape.” The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper. “But we are upon an island within an island. Or did that man lie to you?” “He did not lie.”
Chapter 3 of The Galloping Ghost: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading “The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper.”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading ““WE MUST ESCAPE” “We must find some way of escape.””
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading ““But we are upon an island within an island.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “Or did that man lie to you?””
unhurried and relaxed
From this reading “The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper.”
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 ““WE MUST ESCAPE” “We must find some way of escape.””
In this reading ““WE MUST ESCAPE” “We must find some way of escape.””
In this reading “The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper.”
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 The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “But we are upon an island within an island.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But we are upon an island within an island.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But we are upon an island within an island.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Or did that man lie to you?”
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “WE MUST ESCAPE” “We must find some way of escape.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “WE MUST ESCAPE” “We must find some way of escape.”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He did not lie.”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “But we are upon an island within an island.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Or did that man lie to you?”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Or did that man lie to you?”
unhurried and relaxed
From this reading The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “WE MUST ESCAPE” “We must find some way of escape.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “He did not lie.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “WE MUST ESCAPE” “We must find some way of escape.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or did that man lie to you?”
only a very short time before
From this reading The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “WE MUST ESCAPE” “We must find some way of escape.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Or did that man lie to you?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Or did that man lie to you?”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “But we are upon an island within an island.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “WE MUST ESCAPE” “We must find some way of escape.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “WE MUST ESCAPE” “We must find some way of escape.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading The girl’s tone, low, mellow, earnest, was scarcely more than a whisper.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “But we are upon an island within an island.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Or did that man lie to you?”
Chapter 3 of The Galloping Ghost: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 130 sentences of The Galloping Ghost: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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