Chapter 16 of The Gray Shadow: A Mystery Story For Boys is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Gray Shadow: A Mystery Story For Boys is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ISLE OF MYSTERIES Grace Palmer arrived late. It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar. She came alone. Curlie was surprised. He had expected her to bring the chauffeur.
Chapter 16 of The Gray Shadow: A Mystery Story For Boys is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.”
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “He had expected her to bring the chauffeur.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.”
a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
From this reading “It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.”
a small island
From this reading “AN ISLE OF MYSTERIES Grace Palmer arrived late.”
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “AN ISLE OF MYSTERIES Grace Palmer arrived late.”
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading “AN ISLE OF MYSTERIES Grace Palmer arrived late.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.”
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In this reading “It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.”
come to a halt after driving somewhere
In this reading “It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.”
In this reading “AN ISLE OF MYSTERIES Grace Palmer arrived late.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading She came alone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ISLE OF MYSTERIES Grace Palmer arrived late.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading AN ISLE OF MYSTERIES Grace Palmer arrived late.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He had expected her to bring the chauffeur.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came alone.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading He had expected her to bring the chauffeur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Curlie was surprised.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading He had expected her to bring the chauffeur.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading AN ISLE OF MYSTERIES Grace Palmer arrived late.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had expected her to bring the chauffeur.
a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
From this reading It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had expected her to bring the chauffeur.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.
a small island
From this reading AN ISLE OF MYSTERIES Grace Palmer arrived late.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading AN ISLE OF MYSTERIES Grace Palmer arrived late.
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading AN ISLE OF MYSTERIES Grace Palmer arrived late.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ISLE OF MYSTERIES Grace Palmer arrived late.
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading AN ISLE OF MYSTERIES Grace Palmer arrived late.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came alone.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Curlie was surprised.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had expected her to bring the chauffeur.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.
at the time that
From this reading It was growing dark when her car pulled up before the hangar.
Chapter 16 of The Gray Shadow: A Mystery Story For Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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 16 holds 226 sentences of The Gray Shadow: A Mystery Story For Boys, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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