Chapter XV of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls, “Strange Voices,” is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XV
Chapter XV of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls, “Strange Voices,” is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land." A more perplexing place of refuge could not have been found. What was it? Why was it here? Were there men about the place within the palisades?
Chapter XV of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls, “Strange Voices,” is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."”
not accessible to view
From this reading “As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."”
plural of “palisade” — fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
From this reading “Were there men about the place within the palisades?”
lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
From this reading “A more perplexing place of refuge could not have been found.”
a safe place
From this reading “A more perplexing place of refuge could not have been found.”
pierce with many holes
From this reading “As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."”
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In this reading “As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."”
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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 As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Were there men about the place within the palisades?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A more perplexing place of refuge could not have been found.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A more perplexing place of refuge could not have been found.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
set up or found
From this reading A more perplexing place of refuge could not have been found.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A more perplexing place of refuge could not have been found.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Why was it here?
not accessible to view
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What was it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
the force of workers available
From this reading Were there men about the place within the palisades?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A more perplexing place of refuge could not have been found.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A more perplexing place of refuge could not have been found.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
plural of “palisade” — fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
From this reading Were there men about the place within the palisades?
lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
From this reading A more perplexing place of refuge could not have been found.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
a safe place
From this reading A more perplexing place of refuge could not have been found.
pierce with many holes
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
not in physical motion
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
in or at that place or location
From this reading Were there men about the place within the palisades?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was it?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As for Florence and Jeanne, they were still hidden away in that riddle of a place by the lake shore on "made land."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was it?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why was it here?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Were there men about the place within the palisades?
Chapter 15 of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 15 holds 187 sentences of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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