Chapter 7 of The Gray Shadow: A Mystery Story For Boys is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Gray Shadow: A Mystery Story For Boys is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is. On the sea a great ship meets a little ship and greets it. They pass from one another’s view. They travel the world over. Five years, ten, fifteen pass, then they meet again.
Chapter 7 of The Gray Shadow: A Mystery Story For Boys is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading “A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “Five years, ten, fifteen pass, then they meet again.”
third-person singular of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “On the sea a great ship meets a little ship and greets it.”
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading “On the sea a great ship meets a little ship and greets it.”
go across or through
From this reading “They pass from one another’s view.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “They travel the world over.”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “They pass from one another’s view.”
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 “Five years, ten, fifteen pass, then they meet again.”
In this reading “Five years, ten, fifteen pass, then they meet again.”
In this reading “A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.”
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 A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.
anew
From this reading Five years, ten, fifteen pass, then they meet again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the sea a great ship meets a little ship and greets it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They pass from one another’s view.
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Five years, ten, fifteen pass, then they meet again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five years, ten, fifteen pass, then they meet again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They pass from one another’s view.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading On the sea a great ship meets a little ship and greets it.
third-person singular of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading On the sea a great ship meets a little ship and greets it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the sea a great ship meets a little ship and greets it.
come together
From this reading Five years, ten, fifteen pass, then they meet again.
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading On the sea a great ship meets a little ship and greets it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the sea a great ship meets a little ship and greets it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They pass from one another’s view.
above and across; more than
From this reading They travel the world over.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.
go across or through
From this reading They pass from one another’s view.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.
transport commercially
From this reading On the sea a great ship meets a little ship and greets it.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Five years, ten, fifteen pass, then they meet again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Five years, ten, fifteen pass, then they meet again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They pass from one another’s view.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They travel the world over.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading They pass from one another’s view.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY It is strange how like the sea this world of human beings is.
a late time of life
From this reading Five years, ten, fifteen pass, then they meet again.
Chapter 7 of The Gray Shadow: A Mystery Story For Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 30 sentences, grouped into 6 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 7 holds 30 sentences of The Gray Shadow: A Mystery Story For Boys, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
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