Chapter XX of The Phantom Yacht, “One Mystery Solved,” is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XX
Chapter XX of The Phantom Yacht, “One Mystery Solved,” is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A glorious autumn morning dawned and Dories sat up suddenly. Shaking Nann, she whispered excitedly: “I hear it again.” “What? The ghost? Was he ringing the bell?”
Chapter XX of The Phantom Yacht, “One Mystery Solved,” is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “A glorious autumn morning dawned and Dories sat up suddenly.”
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “Was he ringing the bell?””
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading “A glorious autumn morning dawned and Dories sat up suddenly.”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “Shaking Nann, she whispered excitedly: “I hear it again.””
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “The ghost?”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading “A glorious autumn morning dawned and Dories sat up suddenly.”
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading “Was he ringing the bell?””
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “Shaking Nann, she whispered excitedly: “I hear it again.””
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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In this reading “A glorious autumn morning dawned and Dories sat up suddenly.”
In this reading “A glorious autumn morning dawned and Dories sat up suddenly.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A glorious autumn morning dawned and Dories sat up suddenly.
anew
From this reading Shaking Nann, she whispered excitedly: “I hear it again.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A glorious autumn morning dawned and Dories sat up suddenly.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading A glorious autumn morning dawned and Dories sat up suddenly.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Was he ringing the bell?”
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading A glorious autumn morning dawned and Dories sat up suddenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A glorious autumn morning dawned and Dories sat up suddenly.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading Shaking Nann, she whispered excitedly: “I hear it again.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading The ghost?
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading A glorious autumn morning dawned and Dories sat up suddenly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was he ringing the bell?”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Shaking Nann, she whispered excitedly: “I hear it again.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shaking Nann, she whispered excitedly: “I hear it again.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shaking Nann, she whispered excitedly: “I hear it again.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A glorious autumn morning dawned and Dories sat up suddenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shaking Nann, she whispered excitedly: “I hear it again.”
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading Was he ringing the bell?”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A glorious autumn morning dawned and Dories sat up suddenly.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Shaking Nann, she whispered excitedly: “I hear it again.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shaking Nann, she whispered excitedly: “I hear it again.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading A glorious autumn morning dawned and Dories sat up suddenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ghost?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A glorious autumn morning dawned and Dories sat up suddenly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was he ringing the bell?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What?
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Shaking Nann, she whispered excitedly: “I hear it again.”
Chapter 20 of The Phantom Yacht by Carol Norton holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 20 holds 180 sentences of The Phantom Yacht, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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