Chapter 20 of The Mystery of Cleverly: A Story for Boys is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Mystery of Cleverly: A Story for Boys is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAN Herbert remained with Captain Janson for several hours. The man and the boy were mutually attracted. After some further conversation regarding David Harkins, the sailor said: “Now tell me your story.” Herbert did so as briefly and as modestly as possible.
Chapter 20 of The Mystery of Cleverly: A Story for Boys is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “The man and the boy were mutually attracted.”
for a short time
From this reading “Herbert did so as briefly and as modestly as possible.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “After some further conversation regarding David Harkins, the sailor said:”
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading “MAN Herbert remained with Captain Janson for several hours.”
with modesty; in a modest manner
From this reading “Herbert did so as briefly and as modestly as possible.”
in a mutual or shared manner
From this reading “The man and the boy were mutually attracted.”
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “After some further conversation regarding David Harkins, the sailor said:”
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “After some further conversation regarding David Harkins, the sailor said:”
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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In this reading “MAN Herbert remained with Captain Janson for several hours.”
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later than; following
From this reading After some further conversation regarding David Harkins, the sailor said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man and the boy were mutually attracted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Herbert did so as briefly and as modestly as possible.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading The man and the boy were mutually attracted.
a youthful male person
From this reading The man and the boy were mutually attracted.
for a short time
From this reading Herbert did so as briefly and as modestly as possible.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading MAN Herbert remained with Captain Janson for several hours.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading After some further conversation regarding David Harkins, the sailor said:
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading After some further conversation regarding David Harkins, the sailor said:
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Herbert did so as briefly and as modestly as possible.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MAN Herbert remained with Captain Janson for several hours.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading After some further conversation regarding David Harkins, the sailor said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After some further conversation regarding David Harkins, the sailor said:
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading MAN Herbert remained with Captain Janson for several hours.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading MAN Herbert remained with Captain Janson for several hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAN Herbert remained with Captain Janson for several hours.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MAN Herbert remained with Captain Janson for several hours.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now tell me your story.”
with modesty; in a modest manner
From this reading Herbert did so as briefly and as modestly as possible.
in a mutual or shared manner
From this reading The man and the boy were mutually attracted.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now tell me your story.”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Herbert did so as briefly and as modestly as possible.
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading After some further conversation regarding David Harkins, the sailor said:
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading MAN Herbert remained with Captain Janson for several hours.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After some further conversation regarding David Harkins, the sailor said:
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading After some further conversation regarding David Harkins, the sailor said:
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading MAN Herbert remained with Captain Janson for several hours.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Herbert did so as briefly and as modestly as possible.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading After some further conversation regarding David Harkins, the sailor said:
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Now tell me your story.”
express in words
From this reading “Now tell me your story.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man and the boy were mutually attracted.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The man and the boy were mutually attracted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MAN Herbert remained with Captain Janson for several hours.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now tell me your story.”
Chapter 20 of The Mystery of Cleverly: A Story for Boys by George Barton holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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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