Chapter 10 of The Mystery of the Ravenspurs is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Mystery of the Ravenspurs is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"IT MIGHT BE YOU" Marion caught her breath quickly. The marble pallor of her face showed up more strongly against her dark hair. Geoffrey caught the look and his eyes grew sympathetic. "What's the matter, little girl?" he asked. "It isn't like you to faint."
Chapter 10 of The Mystery of the Ravenspurs is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “"IT MIGHT BE YOU" Marion caught her breath quickly.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “"It isn't like you to faint."”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “Geoffrey caught the look and his eyes grew sympathetic.”
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading “The marble pallor of her face showed up more strongly against her dark hair.”
with speed
From this reading “"IT MIGHT BE YOU" Marion caught her breath quickly.”
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “The marble pallor of her face showed up more strongly against her dark hair.”
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading “The marble pallor of her face showed up more strongly against her dark hair.”
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading “Geoffrey caught the look and his eyes grew sympathetic.”
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 “The marble pallor of her face showed up more strongly against her dark hair.”
a youthful female person
In this reading “"What's the matter, little girl?" he asked.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The marble pallor of her face showed up more strongly against her dark hair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Geoffrey caught the look and his eyes grew sympathetic.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's the matter, little girl?" he asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "IT MIGHT BE YOU" Marion caught her breath quickly.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "IT MIGHT BE YOU" Marion caught her breath quickly.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "IT MIGHT BE YOU" Marion caught her breath quickly.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The marble pallor of her face showed up more strongly against her dark hair.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Geoffrey caught the look and his eyes grew sympathetic.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The marble pallor of her face showed up more strongly against her dark hair.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading "It isn't like you to faint."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Geoffrey caught the look and his eyes grew sympathetic.
a young female
From this reading "What's the matter, little girl?" he asked.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Geoffrey caught the look and his eyes grew sympathetic.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The marble pallor of her face showed up more strongly against her dark hair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's the matter, little girl?" he asked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "IT MIGHT BE YOU" Marion caught her breath quickly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Geoffrey caught the look and his eyes grew sympathetic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn't like you to faint."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "IT MIGHT BE YOU" Marion caught her breath quickly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It isn't like you to faint."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "What's the matter, little girl?" he asked.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Geoffrey caught the look and his eyes grew sympathetic.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading The marble pallor of her face showed up more strongly against her dark hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "IT MIGHT BE YOU" Marion caught her breath quickly.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter, little girl?" he asked.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "IT MIGHT BE YOU" Marion caught her breath quickly.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The marble pallor of her face showed up more strongly against her dark hair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The marble pallor of her face showed up more strongly against her dark hair.
unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
From this reading The marble pallor of her face showed up more strongly against her dark hair.
with speed
From this reading "IT MIGHT BE YOU" Marion caught her breath quickly.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The marble pallor of her face showed up more strongly against her dark hair.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading The marble pallor of her face showed up more strongly against her dark hair.
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading Geoffrey caught the look and his eyes grew sympathetic.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The marble pallor of her face showed up more strongly against her dark hair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It isn't like you to faint."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The marble pallor of her face showed up more strongly against her dark hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter, little girl?" he asked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "IT MIGHT BE YOU" Marion caught her breath quickly.
Chapter 10 of The Mystery of the Ravenspurs by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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 10 holds 102 sentences of The Mystery of the Ravenspurs, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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