Chapter 11 of The Missing Tin Box is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Missing Tin Box is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOR AND AGAINST. Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly. Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands. "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris. "I do," replied the tall boy.
Chapter 11 of The Missing Tin Box is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in a blunt direct manner
From this reading “Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.”
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading “Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “"I do," replied the tall boy.”
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 “Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.”
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.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading FOR AND AGAINST.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOR AND AGAINST.
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
a youthful male person
From this reading "I do," replied the tall boy.
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do," replied the tall boy.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR AND AGAINST.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I do," replied the tall boy.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
express in words
From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading "I do," replied the tall boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I do," replied the tall boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
precisely as stated
From this reading Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
Chapter 11 of The Missing Tin Box by Edward Stratemeyer holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 11 holds 154 sentences of The Missing Tin Box, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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