Chapter 11 of The Mystery of Arnold Hall is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Mystery of Arnold Hall is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUNT BETSY TO THE RESCUE Ted sprang to answer the call. “Yes. Ted. Yes, she is. Who is it, please?
Chapter 11 of The Mystery of Arnold Hall is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “AUNT BETSY TO THE RESCUE Ted sprang to answer the call.”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “AUNT BETSY TO THE RESCUE Ted sprang to answer the call.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “AUNT BETSY TO THE RESCUE Ted sprang to answer the call.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Who is it, please?”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “AUNT BETSY TO THE RESCUE Ted sprang to answer the call.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “AUNT BETSY TO THE RESCUE Ted sprang to answer the call.”
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading “AUNT BETSY TO THE RESCUE Ted sprang to answer the call.”
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes.”
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react verbally
From this reading AUNT BETSY TO THE RESCUE Ted sprang to answer the call.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AUNT BETSY TO THE RESCUE Ted sprang to answer the call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUNT BETSY TO THE RESCUE Ted sprang to answer the call.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading AUNT BETSY TO THE RESCUE Ted sprang to answer the call.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, she is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who is it, please?
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Who is it, please?
free from harm or evil
From this reading AUNT BETSY TO THE RESCUE Ted sprang to answer the call.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, she is.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading AUNT BETSY TO THE RESCUE Ted sprang to answer the call.
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading AUNT BETSY TO THE RESCUE Ted sprang to answer the call.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUNT BETSY TO THE RESCUE Ted sprang to answer the call.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUNT BETSY TO THE RESCUE Ted sprang to answer the call.
which person or people
From this reading Who is it, please?
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.
Chapter 11 of The Mystery of Arnold Hall by Helen M. Persons holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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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