Chapter 19 of The Mystery of the Iron Box is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of The Mystery of the Iron Box is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes. “The one for the back. And the two for the face—one for green ink, one for black.” He shook his head amazedly. “And they were in that box!”
Chapter 19 of The Mystery of the Iron Box is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading ““And they were in that box!””
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.”
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading “And the two for the face—one for green ink, one for black.””
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “He shook his head amazedly.”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.”
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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move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
In this reading “OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.”
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From this reading He shook his head amazedly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the two for the face—one for green ink, one for black.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “The one for the back.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And the two for the face—one for green ink, one for black.”
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “And they were in that box!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And the two for the face—one for green ink, one for black.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The one for the back.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading And the two for the face—one for green ink, one for black.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.
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 amazedly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And they were in that box!”
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading And the two for the face—one for green ink, one for black.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The one for the back.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He shook his head amazedly.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And they were in that box!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And they were in that box!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading OUT OF THE SKY Sandy reached out to touch them as if he didn’t trust the evidence of his eyes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And the two for the face—one for green ink, one for black.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And they were in that box!”
Chapter 19 of The Mystery of the Iron Box by Bruce Campbell holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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 19 holds 165 sentences of The Mystery of the Iron Box, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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