Chapter 32 of The Missing Tin Box is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Missing Tin Box is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SURPRISING REVELATION. Horace Sumner was terribly alarmed. Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee. "Shot in the shoulder and in the side," he murmured after a brief examination. "Oh, I trust it be not serious!"
Chapter 32 of The Missing Tin Box is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading “"Shot in the shoulder and in the side," he murmured after a brief examination.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “Horace Sumner was terribly alarmed.”
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “A SURPRISING REVELATION.”
United States sociologist (1840-1910)
From this reading “Horace Sumner was terribly alarmed.”
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading “A SURPRISING REVELATION.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “Horace Sumner was terribly alarmed.”
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.”
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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In this reading “Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.”
In this reading “Horace Sumner was terribly alarmed.”
In this reading “Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.”
In this reading “"Shot in the shoulder and in the side," he murmured after a brief examination.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SURPRISING REVELATION.
later than; following
From this reading "Shot in the shoulder and in the side," he murmured after a brief examination.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading Horace Sumner was terribly alarmed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, I trust it be not serious!"
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.
of short duration or distance
From this reading "Shot in the shoulder and in the side," he murmured after a brief examination.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading "Shot in the shoulder and in the side," he murmured after a brief examination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading Horace Sumner was terribly alarmed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I trust it be not serious!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Shot in the shoulder and in the side," he murmured after a brief examination.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I trust it be not serious!"
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Shot in the shoulder and in the side," he murmured after a brief examination.
not any; not one
From this reading Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, I trust it be not serious!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I trust it be not serious!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading A SURPRISING REVELATION.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading "Oh, I trust it be not serious!"
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "Shot in the shoulder and in the side," he murmured after a brief examination.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "Shot in the shoulder and in the side," he murmured after a brief examination.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Shot in the shoulder and in the side," he murmured after a brief examination.
United States sociologist (1840-1910)
From this reading Horace Sumner was terribly alarmed.
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading A SURPRISING REVELATION.
used as intensifiers
From this reading Horace Sumner was terribly alarmed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading "Oh, I trust it be not serious!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Paying no attention to the tin box, he knelt down and raised Hal up on his knee.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Horace Sumner was terribly alarmed.
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