Chapter 16 of The Riddle Club at Sunrise Beach is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Riddle Club at Sunrise Beach is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen. "All right, say somebody took it," Fred gave in. "What would they do with it?" "Use it," said Artie. "It was a good raft."
Chapter 16 of The Riddle Club at Sunrise Beach is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading “A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.”
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading “A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.”
a strong line
From this reading “A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"All right, say somebody took it," Fred gave in.”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.”
doomed to extinction
From this reading “A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.”
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an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
In this reading “A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.”
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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 BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
(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 "All right, say somebody took it," Fred gave in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
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From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What would they do with it?"
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "All right, say somebody took it," Fred gave in.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "All right, say somebody took it," Fred gave in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "All right, say somebody took it," Fred gave in.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
by chance
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, say somebody took it," Fred gave in.
a strong line
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
express in words
From this reading "All right, say somebody took it," Fred gave in.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "All right, say somebody took it," Fred gave in.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
doomed to extinction
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What would they do with it?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "All right, say somebody took it," Fred gave in.
the act of using
From this reading "Use it," said Artie.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What would they do with it?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What would they do with it?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A BIT OF GOOD FORTUNE Ward said the rope must have broken and Fred thought perhaps the raft had sunk, but nothing would convince Artie that his raft was not stolen.
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