Chapter 20 of The Golden Circle: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Golden Circle: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“KIDNAPED” Jimmie went at once for the watchman. He was some time in finding him. At last he stumbled upon him in the front corridor. “Some one’s been tryin’ the door. Don’t know what it was about.
Chapter 20 of The Golden Circle: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “At last he stumbled upon him in the front corridor.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading ““Some one’s been tryin’ the door.”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “He was some time in finding him.”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “At last he stumbled upon him in the front corridor.”
past form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading ““KIDNAPED” Jimmie went at once for the watchman.”
on one occasion
From this reading ““KIDNAPED” Jimmie went at once for the watchman.”
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading “At last he stumbled upon him in the front corridor.”
a guard who keeps watch
From this reading ““KIDNAPED” Jimmie went at once for the watchman.”
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.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading ““KIDNAPED” Jimmie went at once for the watchman.”
In this reading “At last he stumbled upon him in the front corridor.”
In this reading “He was some time in finding him.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Don’t know what it was about.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “KIDNAPED” Jimmie went at once for the watchman.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Some one’s been tryin’ the door.
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading At last he stumbled upon him in the front corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t know what it was about.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Some one’s been tryin’ the door.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading He was some time in finding him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “KIDNAPED” Jimmie went at once for the watchman.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading At last he stumbled upon him in the front corridor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was some time in finding him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was some time in finding him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was some time in finding him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don’t know what it was about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “KIDNAPED” Jimmie went at once for the watchman.
past form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading “KIDNAPED” Jimmie went at once for the watchman.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Don’t know what it was about.
immediately past
From this reading At last he stumbled upon him in the front corridor.
on one occasion
From this reading “KIDNAPED” Jimmie went at once for the watchman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some one’s been tryin’ the door.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He was some time in finding him.
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading At last he stumbled upon him in the front corridor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “KIDNAPED” Jimmie went at once for the watchman.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He was some time in finding him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some one’s been tryin’ the door.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At last he stumbled upon him in the front corridor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was some time in finding him.
a guard who keeps watch
From this reading “KIDNAPED” Jimmie went at once for the watchman.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “KIDNAPED” Jimmie went at once for the watchman.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Don’t know what it was about.
Chapter 20 of The Golden Circle: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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 20 holds 110 sentences of The Golden Circle: A Mystery Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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