Chapter 22 of The Great Oakdale Mystery is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Great Oakdale Mystery is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOLLOWING THE TRAIL. “Gee whiz!” exclaimed Hooker, astonished. “Who stole them?” “That question,” admitted Sleuth, “I’m not ready to answer at present. I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.
Chapter 22 of The Great Oakdale Mystery is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
From this reading “I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.”
the concentration of attention or energy on something
From this reading “I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading ““Gee whiz!” exclaimed Hooker, astonished.”
United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
From this reading ““Gee whiz!” exclaimed Hooker, astonished.”
the state of being disregarded or forgotten
From this reading “I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.”
a detective who follows a trail
From this reading ““That question,” admitted Sleuth, “I’m not ready to answer at present.”
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
From this reading ““Gee whiz!” exclaimed Hooker, astonished.”
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “That question,” admitted Sleuth, “I’m not ready to answer at present.
later than; following
From this reading I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.
react verbally
From this reading “That question,” admitted Sleuth, “I’m not ready to answer at present.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “Gee whiz!” exclaimed Hooker, astonished.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “That question,” admitted Sleuth, “I’m not ready to answer at present.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.
having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
From this reading I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Gee whiz!” exclaimed Hooker, astonished.
the concentration of attention or energy on something
From this reading I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading FOLLOWING THE TRAIL.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “Gee whiz!” exclaimed Hooker, astonished.
United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
From this reading “Gee whiz!” exclaimed Hooker, astonished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That question,” admitted Sleuth, “I’m not ready to answer at present.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.
knowledge and intellectual ability
From this reading I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.
the state of being disregarded or forgotten
From this reading I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That question,” admitted Sleuth, “I’m not ready to answer at present.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “That question,” admitted Sleuth, “I’m not ready to answer at present.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “That question,” admitted Sleuth, “I’m not ready to answer at present.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “That question,” admitted Sleuth, “I’m not ready to answer at present.
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.
in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
From this reading I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.
a detective who follows a trail
From this reading “That question,” admitted Sleuth, “I’m not ready to answer at present.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading “Who stole them?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That question,” admitted Sleuth, “I’m not ready to answer at present.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOLLOWING THE TRAIL.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Who stole them?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That question,” admitted Sleuth, “I’m not ready to answer at present.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading FOLLOWING THE TRAIL.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
From this reading “Gee whiz!” exclaimed Hooker, astonished.
which person or people
From this reading “Who stole them?”
unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition
From this reading I’ll focus my marvelous discerning intellect upon it after the would-be bank robbers are securely in limbo.
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