Chapter 6 of The Million Dollar Mystery is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Million Dollar Mystery is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Gone!" Jones kept saying to himself that he must strive to be calm, to think, think. Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away. It was maddening. He wanted to rave, tear his hair, break things.
Chapter 6 of The Million Dollar Mystery is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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although something is true; in spite of
From this reading “Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “Jones kept saying to himself that he must strive to be calm, to think, think.”
extremely annoying or displeasing
From this reading “It was maddening.”
participate in an all-night techno dance party
From this reading “He wanted to rave, tear his hair, break things.”
attempt by employing effort
From this reading “Jones kept saying to himself that he must strive to be calm, to think, think.”
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading “He wanted to rave, tear his hair, break things.”
past form of “trick” — deceive somebody
From this reading “Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.”
plural of “warning” — a message informing of danger
From this reading “Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.”
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.
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flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.”
In this reading “Jones kept saying to himself that he must strive to be calm, to think, think.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jones kept saying to himself that he must strive to be calm, to think, think.
terminate
From this reading He wanted to rave, tear his hair, break things.
make calm or still
From this reading Jones kept saying to himself that he must strive to be calm, to think, think.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Gone!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He wanted to rave, tear his hair, break things.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jones kept saying to himself that he must strive to be calm, to think, think.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jones kept saying to himself that he must strive to be calm, to think, think.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was maddening.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading Jones kept saying to himself that he must strive to be calm, to think, think.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Jones kept saying to himself that he must strive to be calm, to think, think.
extremely annoying or displeasing
From this reading It was maddening.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Jones kept saying to himself that he must strive to be calm, to think, think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.
participate in an all-night techno dance party
From this reading He wanted to rave, tear his hair, break things.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Jones kept saying to himself that he must strive to be calm, to think, think.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.
attempt by employing effort
From this reading Jones kept saying to himself that he must strive to be calm, to think, think.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading He wanted to rave, tear his hair, break things.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jones kept saying to himself that he must strive to be calm, to think, think.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He wanted to rave, tear his hair, break things.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Jones kept saying to himself that he must strive to be calm, to think, think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jones kept saying to himself that he must strive to be calm, to think, think.
past form of “trick” — deceive somebody
From this reading Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted to rave, tear his hair, break things.
plural of “warning” — a message informing of danger
From this reading Despite all his warnings, the warnings of Norton, she had tricked them and run away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was maddening.
Chapter 6 of The Million Dollar Mystery by Harold MacGrath holds 378 sentences, grouped into 76 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 6 holds 378 sentences of The Million Dollar Mystery, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Million Dollar Mystery by Harold MacGrath exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 378 sentences, grouped into 76 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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