Chapter XXV of The Purple Flame: A Mystery Story for Girls, “The Mirage,” is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXV
Chapter XXV of The Purple Flame: A Mystery Story for Girls, “The Mirage,” is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That night Marian lay awake for a long time. She had a vague feeling that they were approaching a crisis. Many agencies were at work. Some appeared to favor the success of their enterprise, and some were working directly against them. Scarberry, with his herd, was some hours ahead of them.
Chapter XXV of The Purple Flame: A Mystery Story for Girls, “The Mirage,” is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “agency” — an administrative unit of government
From this reading “Many agencies were at work.”
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “That night Marian lay awake for a long time.”
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “She had a vague feeling that they were approaching a crisis.”
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading “Some appeared to favor the success of their enterprise, and some were working directly against them.”
promote over another
From this reading “Some appeared to favor the success of their enterprise, and some were working directly against them.”
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading “Scarberry, with his herd, was some hours ahead of them.”
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading “That night Marian lay awake for a long time.”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “She had a vague feeling that they were approaching a crisis.”
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 “That night Marian lay awake for a long time.”
In this reading “She had a vague feeling that they were approaching a crisis.”
a prolonged period of time
In this reading “That night Marian lay awake for a long time.”
In this reading “Scarberry, with his herd, was some hours ahead of them.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That night Marian lay awake for a long time.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Some appeared to favor the success of their enterprise, and some were working directly against them.
plural of “agency” — an administrative unit of government
From this reading Many agencies were at work.
at or in the front
From this reading Scarberry, with his herd, was some hours ahead of them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some appeared to favor the success of their enterprise, and some were working directly against them.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Some appeared to favor the success of their enterprise, and some were working directly against them.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading She had a vague feeling that they were approaching a crisis.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Many agencies were at work.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading That night Marian lay awake for a long time.
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading She had a vague feeling that they were approaching a crisis.
without deviation
From this reading Some appeared to favor the success of their enterprise, and some were working directly against them.
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading Some appeared to favor the success of their enterprise, and some were working directly against them.
promote over another
From this reading Some appeared to favor the success of their enterprise, and some were working directly against them.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading She had a vague feeling that they were approaching a crisis.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That night Marian lay awake for a long time.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a vague feeling that they were approaching a crisis.
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading Scarberry, with his herd, was some hours ahead of them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Scarberry, with his herd, was some hours ahead of them.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Scarberry, with his herd, was some hours ahead of them.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading That night Marian lay awake for a long time.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading That night Marian lay awake for a long time.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many agencies were at work.
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading That night Marian lay awake for a long time.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night Marian lay awake for a long time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some appeared to favor the success of their enterprise, and some were working directly against them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarberry, with his herd, was some hours ahead of them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a vague feeling that they were approaching a crisis.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some appeared to favor the success of their enterprise, and some were working directly against them.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Some appeared to favor the success of their enterprise, and some were working directly against them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night Marian lay awake for a long time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some appeared to favor the success of their enterprise, and some were working directly against them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some appeared to favor the success of their enterprise, and some were working directly against them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some appeared to favor the success of their enterprise, and some were working directly against them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a vague feeling that they were approaching a crisis.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That night Marian lay awake for a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some appeared to favor the success of their enterprise, and some were working directly against them.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading She had a vague feeling that they were approaching a crisis.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Scarberry, with his herd, was some hours ahead of them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had a vague feeling that they were approaching a crisis.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Scarberry, with his herd, was some hours ahead of them.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Many agencies were at work.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Some appeared to favor the success of their enterprise, and some were working directly against them.
Chapter 25 of The Purple Flame: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
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