Chapter XVII of The Mystery of Arnold Hall, “A Robbery,” is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVII
Chapter XVII of The Mystery of Arnold Hall, “A Robbery,” is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast. “No, what’s in it?” “Look!” Jane held out the front sheet and pointed to a headline in heavy print: Daring Robbery.
Chapter XVII of The Mystery of Arnold Hall, “A Robbery,” is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading ““Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading ““Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.”
publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
From this reading “Jane held out the front sheet and pointed to a headline in heavy print:”
foreshadow or presage
above your head; in the sky
From this reading ““Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.”
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading ““Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.”
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading “Jane held out the front sheet and pointed to a headline in heavy print:”
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “Daring Robbery.”
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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 Jane held out the front sheet and pointed to a headline in heavy print:
later than; following
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jane held out the front sheet and pointed to a headline in heavy print:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading Daring Robbery.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Jane held out the front sheet and pointed to a headline in heavy print:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
From this reading Jane held out the front sheet and pointed to a headline in heavy print:
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Jane held out the front sheet and pointed to a headline in heavy print:
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Jane held out the front sheet and pointed to a headline in heavy print:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
foreshadow or presage
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
moving with great haste
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No, what’s in it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No, what’s in it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look!”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, what’s in it?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jane held out the front sheet and pointed to a headline in heavy print:
above your head; in the sky
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
having a point
From this reading Jane held out the front sheet and pointed to a headline in heavy print:
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading Jane held out the front sheet and pointed to a headline in heavy print:
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading Daring Robbery.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Jane held out the front sheet and pointed to a headline in heavy print:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, what’s in it?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you seen the paper this morning?” demanded Jane excitedly, waving the _Granard Herald_ overhead as Pat was hurrying down the corridor to her room after breakfast.
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