Chapter XXII of The Mystery of Jockey Hollow, “Arden’s Idea,” is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXII
Chapter XXII of The Mystery of Jockey Hollow, “Arden’s Idea,” is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded. So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled. Then Sim, the first, seemingly, to return to the very practical present, called: “Come in!” Moselle entered.
Chapter XXII of The Mystery of Jockey Hollow, “Arden’s Idea,” is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “disclose” — make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
From this reading “Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.”
German white wine from the Moselle valley or a similar wine made elsewhere
From this reading “Moselle entered.”
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading “Then Sim, the first, seemingly, to return to the very practical present, called:”
from appearances alone
From this reading “Then Sim, the first, seemingly, to return to the very practical present, called:”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.”
a region marking a boundary
From this reading “Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.”
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 “Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.”
temporarily
In this reading “So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.”
In this reading “Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.”
to come or go into
In this reading ““Come in!””
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then Sim, the first, seemingly, to return to the very practical present, called:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come in!”
-ing form of “disclose” — make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
From this reading Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Moselle entered.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Then Sim, the first, seemingly, to return to the very practical present, called:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come in!”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.
a particular point in time
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
German white wine from the Moselle valley or a similar wine made elsewhere
From this reading Moselle entered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.
above and across; more than
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading Then Sim, the first, seemingly, to return to the very practical present, called:
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Then Sim, the first, seemingly, to return to the very practical present, called:
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Then Sim, the first, seemingly, to return to the very practical present, called:
from appearances alone
From this reading Then Sim, the first, seemingly, to return to the very practical present, called:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Sim, the first, seemingly, to return to the very practical present, called:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Sim, the first, seemingly, to return to the very practical present, called:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Sim, the first, seemingly, to return to the very practical present, called:
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
a region marking a boundary
From this reading Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.
precisely as stated
From this reading Then Sim, the first, seemingly, to return to the very practical present, called:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So excited were the girls over what had happened and what Harry Pangborn had told them that, for a moment, they were startled.
at the time that
From this reading Arden was on the verge of disclosing something when that knock sounded.
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