Chapter XIX of The Mystery at Camp Lenape, “Shots on the Highway,” is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIX
Chapter XIX of The Mystery at Camp Lenape, “Shots on the Highway,” is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, I thought you’d turn up again,” repeated Diker. Jerry felt the man’s hand tighten on his arm. “You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected. The question is, which one are you?” Jerry did not answer.
Chapter XIX of The Mystery at Camp Lenape, “Shots on the Highway,” is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading ““You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.”
an established custom
From this reading ““You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry felt the man’s hand tighten on his arm.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
From this reading ““You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.”
recurring again and again
From this reading ““Yes, I thought you’d turn up again,” repeated Diker.”
make tight or tighter
From this reading “Jerry felt the man’s hand tighten on his arm.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading ““You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.”
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.
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading ““Yes, I thought you’d turn up again,” repeated Diker.”
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 “You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.
anew
From this reading “Yes, I thought you’d turn up again,” repeated Diker.
react verbally
From this reading Jerry did not answer.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The question is, which one are you?”
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Jerry felt the man’s hand tighten on his arm.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Jerry did not answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I thought you’d turn up again,” repeated Diker.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Jerry felt the man’s hand tighten on his arm.
an established custom
From this reading “You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Jerry felt the man’s hand tighten on his arm.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jerry felt the man’s hand tighten on his arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I thought you’d turn up again,” repeated Diker.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The question is, which one are you?”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry felt the man’s hand tighten on his arm.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Jerry felt the man’s hand tighten on his arm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jerry did not answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jerry felt the man’s hand tighten on his arm.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The question is, which one are you?”
a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
From this reading “You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The question is, which one are you?”
recurring again and again
From this reading “Yes, I thought you’d turn up again,” repeated Diker.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jerry felt the man’s hand tighten on his arm.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Yes, I thought you’d turn up again,” repeated Diker.
make tight or tighter
From this reading Jerry felt the man’s hand tighten on his arm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “Yes, I thought you’d turn up again,” repeated Diker.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Yes, I thought you’d turn up again,” repeated Diker.
at the time that
From this reading “You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The question is, which one are you?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I thought you’d turn up again,” repeated Diker.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You twins seem to have a habit of popping into sight when least expected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I thought you’d turn up again,” repeated Diker.
Chapter 19 of The Mystery at Camp Lenape by Carl Saxon holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 19 holds 149 sentences of The Mystery at Camp Lenape, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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