Chapter 10 of The Mystery is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Mystery is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come along!" said he. All kept looking fearfully toward the arroyo. A dense white steam marked its course. The air was now heavy with portent. Successive explosions, some light, some severe, shook the foundations of the island.
Chapter 10 of The Mystery is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a stream or brook
From this reading “All kept looking fearfully toward the arroyo.”
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading “A dense white steam marked its course.”
plural of “explosion” — a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading “Successive explosions, some light, some severe, shook the foundations of the island.”
plural of “foundation” — the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading “Successive explosions, some light, some severe, shook the foundations of the island.”
a sign of something about to happen
From this reading “The air was now heavy with portent.”
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading “Successive explosions, some light, some severe, shook the foundations of the island.”
travel by means of steam power
From this reading “A dense white steam marked its course.”
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading “Successive explosions, some light, some severe, shook the foundations of the island.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A dense white steam marked its course.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was now heavy with portent.
(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 All kept looking fearfully toward the arroyo.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Come along!" said he.
a stream or brook
From this reading All kept looking fearfully toward the arroyo.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come along!" said he.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading A dense white steam marked its course.
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading A dense white steam marked its course.
plural of “explosion” — a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading Successive explosions, some light, some severe, shook the foundations of the island.
in fear
From this reading All kept looking fearfully toward the arroyo.
plural of “foundation” — the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading Successive explosions, some light, some severe, shook the foundations of the island.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come along!" said he.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The air was now heavy with portent.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Successive explosions, some light, some severe, shook the foundations of the island.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A dense white steam marked its course.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading All kept looking fearfully toward the arroyo.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Successive explosions, some light, some severe, shook the foundations of the island.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading All kept looking fearfully toward the arroyo.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading A dense white steam marked its course.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The air was now heavy with portent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Successive explosions, some light, some severe, shook the foundations of the island.
a sign of something about to happen
From this reading The air was now heavy with portent.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come along!" said he.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading Successive explosions, some light, some severe, shook the foundations of the island.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Successive explosions, some light, some severe, shook the foundations of the island.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Successive explosions, some light, some severe, shook the foundations of the island.
travel by means of steam power
From this reading A dense white steam marked its course.
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading Successive explosions, some light, some severe, shook the foundations of the island.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All kept looking fearfully toward the arroyo.
in the direction of
From this reading All kept looking fearfully toward the arroyo.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was now heavy with portent.
a Caucasian
From this reading A dense white steam marked its course.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was now heavy with portent.
Chapter 10 of The Mystery by Stewart Edward White holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 10 holds 409 sentences of The Mystery, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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