Chapter 7 of The Mystery of the Iron Box is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Mystery of the Iron Box is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze. “He’d been here before looking for the box?” He shook his head to clear it. “You mean the night your father got back? When the door was found open in the morning?
Chapter 7 of The Mystery of the Iron Box is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading ““He’d been here before looking for the box?””
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.”
showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
From this reading “AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.”
possessive form of “ken” — range of what one can know or understand
recurring again and again
From this reading “AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “He shook his head to clear it.”
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading “AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.”
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In this reading “AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading ““You mean the night your father got back?”
In this reading “When the door was found open in the morning?”
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 AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “You mean the night your father got back?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He’d been here before looking for the box?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He’d been here before looking for the box?”
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “He’d been here before looking for the box?”
rid of obstructions
From this reading He shook his head to clear it.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When the door was found open in the morning?
showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
From this reading AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “You mean the night your father got back?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “He’d been here before looking for the box?”
set up or found
From this reading When the door was found open in the morning?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You mean the night your father got back?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shook his head to clear it.
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From this reading “He’d been here before looking for the box?”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He shook his head to clear it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “He’d been here before looking for the box?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shook his head to clear it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He shook his head to clear it.
possessive form of “ken” — range of what one can know or understand
From this reading AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.
immediately past
From this reading AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “He’d been here before looking for the box?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean the night your father got back?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When the door was found open in the morning?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “You mean the night your father got back?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When the door was found open in the morning?
recurring again and again
From this reading AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He shook his head to clear it.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He’d been here before looking for the box?”
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He shook his head to clear it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the door was found open in the morning?
at the time that
From this reading When the door was found open in the morning?
the words that are spoken
From this reading AN EXPLODED THEORY Sandy repeated Ken’s last words in a sort of daze.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mean the night your father got back?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mean the night your father got back?
Chapter 7 of The Mystery of the Iron Box by Bruce Campbell holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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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