Chapter XI of The Mystery Boys and Captain Kidd's Message, “One Mystery Is Solved,” is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter XI of The Mystery Boys and Captain Kidd's Message, “One Mystery Is Solved,” is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry. “Well, here we are!” observed Nicky ruefully. “Well, here we are!” mimicked Cliff. “Don’t you like it? I thought you were fond of mystery and adventure!”
Chapter XI of The Mystery Boys and Captain Kidd's Message, “One Mystery Is Solved,” is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “I thought you were fond of mystery and adventure!””
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.”
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading ““Well, here we are!” mimicked Cliff.”
inflected form of “mimic” — imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
From this reading ““Well, here we are!” mimicked Cliff.”
in a rueful manner
From this reading ““Well, here we are!” observed Nicky ruefully.”
very drunk
From this reading “Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.”
the act of swimming
From this reading “Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.”
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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leave
In this reading “Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.”
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.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading I thought you were fond of mystery and adventure!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, here we are!” observed Nicky ruefully.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “Well, here we are!” mimicked Cliff.
clothing in general
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
in a dejected manner
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you like it?
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading I thought you were fond of mystery and adventure!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Well, here we are!” observed Nicky ruefully.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought you were fond of mystery and adventure!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t you like it?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Don’t you like it?
inflected form of “mimic” — imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
From this reading “Well, here we are!” mimicked Cliff.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading I thought you were fond of mystery and adventure!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, here we are!” observed Nicky ruefully.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “Well, here we are!” observed Nicky ruefully.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
in a rueful manner
From this reading “Well, here we are!” observed Nicky ruefully.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
very drunk
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
the act of swimming
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you were fond of mystery and adventure!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Swimming dejectedly back to their small bit of beach the chums took off their soaked clothes and hung them in the sun to dry.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well, here we are!” observed Nicky ruefully.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, here we are!” observed Nicky ruefully.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I thought you were fond of mystery and adventure!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you like it?
Chapter 11 of The Mystery Boys and Captain Kidd's Message by Van Powell holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
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