Chapter 17 of The Mystery of Jockey Hollow Arden Blake is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of The Mystery of Jockey Hollow Arden Blake is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Some Real Investigating Moselle called from the telephone in the back hall: “Oh, Miss Sim! It’s the gentleman again—Mr. Pangborn!” Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster. “Our old friend of the orchard masquerade,” said Arden.
Chapter 17 of The Mystery of Jockey Hollow Arden Blake is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading “Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.”
more quickly
From this reading “Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.”
a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading “Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.”
the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
From this reading “Some Real Investigating Moselle called from the telephone in the back hall:”
take part in a masquerade
From this reading ““Our old friend of the orchard masquerade,” said Arden.”
German white wine from the Moselle valley or a similar wine made elsewhere
From this reading “Some Real Investigating Moselle called from the telephone in the back hall:”
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading ““Our old friend of the orchard masquerade,” said Arden.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Some Real Investigating Moselle called from the telephone in the back hall:”
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.
In this reading “Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.”
In this reading ““Our old friend of the orchard masquerade,” said Arden.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.”
In this reading “Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.”
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anew
From this reading It’s the gentleman again—Mr. Pangborn!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Our old friend of the orchard masquerade,” said Arden.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Some Real Investigating Moselle called from the telephone in the back hall:
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Some Real Investigating Moselle called from the telephone in the back hall:
opinion or judgment
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
more quickly
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Our old friend of the orchard masquerade,” said Arden.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some Real Investigating Moselle called from the telephone in the back hall:
a man of refinement
From this reading It’s the gentleman again—Mr. Pangborn!”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Some Real Investigating Moselle called from the telephone in the back hall:
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some Real Investigating Moselle called from the telephone in the back hall:
a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
From this reading Some Real Investigating Moselle called from the telephone in the back hall:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s the gentleman again—Mr. Pangborn!”
the sound of laughing
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
take part in a masquerade
From this reading “Our old friend of the orchard masquerade,” said Arden.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Oh, Miss Sim!
German white wine from the Moselle valley or a similar wine made elsewhere
From this reading Some Real Investigating Moselle called from the telephone in the back hall:
a form of address for a man
From this reading It’s the gentleman again—Mr. Pangborn!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Our old friend of the orchard masquerade,” said Arden.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Miss Sim!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Our old friend of the orchard masquerade,” said Arden.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading “Our old friend of the orchard masquerade,” said Arden.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our old friend of the orchard masquerade,” said Arden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s the gentleman again—Mr. Pangborn!”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Some Real Investigating Moselle called from the telephone in the back hall:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Our old friend of the orchard masquerade,” said Arden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Miss Sim!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some Real Investigating Moselle called from the telephone in the back hall:
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Some Real Investigating Moselle called from the telephone in the back hall:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some Real Investigating Moselle called from the telephone in the back hall:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
during the time that
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sim hurried to the instrument while the other girls looked at one another, laughter in their eyes and with hearts beating faster.
Chapter 17 of The Mystery of Jockey Hollow Arden Blake by Cleo F. Garis 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.
Chapter 17 holds 124 sentences of The Mystery of Jockey Hollow Arden Blake, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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