Chapter 19 of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE UNSEEN EYE Five days passed. Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible. She saw no more of Marjory Dean. What of her promise? Had she forgotten?
Chapter 19 of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
From this reading “Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “She saw no more of Marjory Dean.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Had she forgotten?”
very small
From this reading “Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.”
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading “Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “What of her promise?”
marked by no noteworthy or significant events
From this reading “Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.”
not seen or perceived
From this reading “THE UNSEEN EYE Five days passed.”
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 “THE UNSEEN EYE Five days passed.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
From this reading Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE UNSEEN EYE Five days passed.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading She saw no more of Marjory Dean.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.
the organ of sight
From this reading THE UNSEEN EYE Five days passed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading THE UNSEEN EYE Five days passed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Had she forgotten?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she forgotten?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What of her promise?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She saw no more of Marjory Dean.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She saw no more of Marjory Dean.
not any; not one
From this reading She saw no more of Marjory Dean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She saw no more of Marjory Dean.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE UNSEEN EYE Five days passed.
very small
From this reading Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading What of her promise?
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw no more of Marjory Dean.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw no more of Marjory Dean.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNSEEN EYE Five days passed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.
marked by no noteworthy or significant events
From this reading Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.
not seen or perceived
From this reading THE UNSEEN EYE Five days passed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What of her promise?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.
but in spite of that
From this reading Uneventful days they were for Petite Jeanne; yet each one was charged with possibilities both wonderful and terrible.
Chapter 19 of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 19 holds 108 sentences of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 108 sentences, grouped into 22 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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