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Chapter 10 of The mystery of the missing eyebrows is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LIGHT ON THE INDIAN GRAVES. Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney. The blaze was instantly extinguished and left one smoking wick. At the same moment Scout Brown had extinguished the other. Outside there sounded faint footsteps.
Chapter 10 of The mystery of the missing eyebrows is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading “The blaze was instantly extinguished and left one smoking wick.”
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading “Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.”
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading “The blaze was instantly extinguished and left one smoking wick.”
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading “THE LIGHT ON THE INDIAN GRAVES.”
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.”
plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading “Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.”
a bony hollow into which a structure fits
From this reading “Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.”
any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
From this reading “The blaze was instantly extinguished and left one smoking wick.”
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 “At the same moment Scout Brown had extinguished the other.”
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(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 Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same moment Scout Brown had extinguished the other.
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading The blaze was instantly extinguished and left one smoking wick.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading At the same moment Scout Brown had extinguished the other.
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading The blaze was instantly extinguished and left one smoking wick.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Outside there sounded faint footsteps.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading Outside there sounded faint footsteps.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading THE LIGHT ON THE INDIAN GRAVES.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the same moment Scout Brown had extinguished the other.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading THE LIGHT ON THE INDIAN GRAVES.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The blaze was instantly extinguished and left one smoking wick.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The blaze was instantly extinguished and left one smoking wick.
held up in the air
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading THE LIGHT ON THE INDIAN GRAVES.
plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
a particular point in time
From this reading At the same moment Scout Brown had extinguished the other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LIGHT ON THE INDIAN GRAVES.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading At the same moment Scout Brown had extinguished the other.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside there sounded faint footsteps.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
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From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same moment Scout Brown had extinguished the other.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading At the same moment Scout Brown had extinguished the other.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading The blaze was instantly extinguished and left one smoking wick.
a bony hollow into which a structure fits
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading Outside there sounded faint footsteps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIGHT ON THE INDIAN GRAVES.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Outside there sounded faint footsteps.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The blaze was instantly extinguished and left one smoking wick.
any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
From this reading The blaze was instantly extinguished and left one smoking wick.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Renfro grasped one of the wall lamps, lifted it from its socket and with all the power of his lungs blew down the chimney.
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