Chapter 16 of The Mystery of the Iron Box is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Mystery of the Iron Box is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WITH THE HELP OF FIRE “You did it!” Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin. “It looks like it.” Sandy laughed shakily. “Now all we have to do is get these ropes off before he comes to again.”
Chapter 16 of The Mystery of the Iron Box is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin.”
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading “Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin.”
possessive form of “ken” — range of what one can know or understand
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading ““Now all we have to do is get these ropes off before he comes to again.””
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “Sandy laughed shakily.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin.”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin.”
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 “Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading “Now all we have to do is get these ropes off before he comes to again.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Now all we have to do is get these ropes off before he comes to again.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Now all we have to do is get these ropes off before he comes to again.”
lacking funds
From this reading Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Now all we have to do is get these ropes off before he comes to again.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WITH THE HELP OF FIRE “You did it!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Now all we have to do is get these ropes off before he comes to again.”
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin.
start firing a weapon
From this reading WITH THE HELP OF FIRE “You did it!”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Now all we have to do is get these ropes off before he comes to again.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now all we have to do is get these ropes off before he comes to again.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Now all we have to do is get these ropes off before he comes to again.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading WITH THE HELP OF FIRE “You did it!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now all we have to do is get these ropes off before he comes to again.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WITH THE HELP OF FIRE “You did it!”
possessive form of “ken” — range of what one can know or understand
From this reading Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Sandy laughed shakily.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “It looks like it.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “It looks like it.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now all we have to do is get these ropes off before he comes to again.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WITH THE HELP OF FIRE “You did it!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Now all we have to do is get these ropes off before he comes to again.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin.
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading “Now all we have to do is get these ropes off before he comes to again.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Sandy laughed shakily.
in an insecurely shaky manner
From this reading Sandy laughed shakily.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ken’s exultant shout broke the spell of silence that had fallen on the cabin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH THE HELP OF FIRE “You did it!”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Now all we have to do is get these ropes off before he comes to again.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now all we have to do is get these ropes off before he comes to again.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Now all we have to do is get these ropes off before he comes to again.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH THE HELP OF FIRE “You did it!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WITH THE HELP OF FIRE “You did it!”
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