Chapter 27 of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DREAMING Angelo must be found. It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_. No other could write as he--or so Jeanne thought. Yes, he must be found, and that without delay. Friday midnight would be here before anyone could dream three dreams.
Chapter 27 of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “Friday midnight would be here before anyone could dream three dreams.”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “Yes, he must be found, and that without delay.”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “DREAMING Angelo must be found.”
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading “Friday midnight would be here before anyone could dream three dreams.”
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading “It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “Friday midnight would be here before anyone could dream three dreams.”
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading “It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_.”
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading “It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes, he must be found, and that without delay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DREAMING Angelo must be found.
any person at all
From this reading Friday midnight would be here before anyone could dream three dreams.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No other could write as he--or so Jeanne thought.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading DREAMING Angelo must be found.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Friday midnight would be here before anyone could dream three dreams.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No other could write as he--or so Jeanne thought.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading Yes, he must be found, and that without delay.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Friday midnight would be here before anyone could dream three dreams.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading DREAMING Angelo must be found.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Friday midnight would be here before anyone could dream three dreams.
start firing a weapon
From this reading It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_.
set up or found
From this reading DREAMING Angelo must be found.
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading Friday midnight would be here before anyone could dream three dreams.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_.
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Friday midnight would be here before anyone could dream three dreams.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No other could write as he--or so Jeanne thought.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Friday midnight would be here before anyone could dream three dreams.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading DREAMING Angelo must be found.
not any; not one
From this reading No other could write as he--or so Jeanne thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_.
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No other could write as he--or so Jeanne thought.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading No other could write as he--or so Jeanne thought.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No other could write as he--or so Jeanne thought.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yes, he must be found, and that without delay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading No other could write as he--or so Jeanne thought.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Friday midnight would be here before anyone could dream three dreams.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_.
which person or people
From this reading It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Yes, he must be found, and that without delay.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Friday midnight would be here before anyone could dream three dreams.
produce a literary work
From this reading No other could write as he--or so Jeanne thought.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading It was he who had written the successful light opera, _The Gypsy God of Fire_.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, he must be found, and that without delay.
Chapter 27 of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 27 holds 132 sentences of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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