Chapter 1 of The Haunted Fountain: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Haunted Fountain: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions. Judy had stared at them a moment and then climbed the steps to the pool. “Am I dreaming?” she remembered saying aloud. “Is this beautiful fountain real?” A voice had answered, although she could see no one.
Chapter 1 of The Haunted Fountain: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 22/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 106–110
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imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading ““Am I dreaming?” she remembered saying aloud.”
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading ““Is this beautiful fountain real?””
plural of “fountain” — a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading “Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.”
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.”
plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.”
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “Judy had stared at them a moment and then climbed the steps to the pool.”
small or little relative to something else
From this reading “Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.”
propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
From this reading “Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.”
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 “Judy had stared at them a moment and then climbed the steps to the pool.”
In this reading “Judy had stared at them a moment and then climbed the steps to the pool.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Judy had stared at them a moment and then climbed the steps to the pool.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading “Am I dreaming?” she remembered saying aloud.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A voice had answered, although she could see no one.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Am I dreaming?” she remembered saying aloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judy had stared at them a moment and then climbed the steps to the pool.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading A voice had answered, although she could see no one.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Judy had stared at them a moment and then climbed the steps to the pool.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “Is this beautiful fountain real?”
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Judy had stared at them a moment and then climbed the steps to the pool.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A voice had answered, although she could see no one.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “Am I dreaming?” she remembered saying aloud.
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading “Is this beautiful fountain real?”
plural of “fountain” — a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Judy had stared at them a moment and then climbed the steps to the pool.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Am I dreaming?” she remembered saying aloud.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is this beautiful fountain real?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy had stared at them a moment and then climbed the steps to the pool.
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.
a particular point in time
From this reading Judy had stared at them a moment and then climbed the steps to the pool.
plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.
not any; not one
From this reading A voice had answered, although she could see no one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A voice had answered, although she could see no one.
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading Judy had stared at them a moment and then climbed the steps to the pool.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “Is this beautiful fountain real?”
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Am I dreaming?” she remembered saying aloud.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “Am I dreaming?” she remembered saying aloud.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A voice had answered, although she could see no one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Am I dreaming?” she remembered saying aloud.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.
propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
From this reading Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Judy had stared at them a moment and then climbed the steps to the pool.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Judy had stared at them a moment and then climbed the steps to the pool.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Judy had stared at them a moment and then climbed the steps to the pool.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Is this beautiful fountain real?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Judy had stared at them a moment and then climbed the steps to the pool.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A voice had answered, although she could see no one.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beside the steps were smaller fountains with the water spurting from the mouths of stone lions.
Chapter 1 of The Haunted Fountain: A Judy Bolton Mystery by Margaret Sutton holds 126 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.
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