Chapter 6 of The Scarlet Lake Mystery is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Scarlet Lake Mystery is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sign of the Earthman Dick Earle handed Rick a series of requisition forms. "We're running out of parts. Take this to Warehouse Eight and get the requisitions filled. The clerk will lend you a hand truck to bring the stuff back." Rick found the warehouse, handed the forms to a clerk, and waited at the counter for the supplies.
Chapter 6 of The Scarlet Lake Mystery is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “The clerk will lend you a hand truck to bring the stuff back."”
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading “Rick found the warehouse, handed the forms to a clerk, and waited at the counter for the supplies.”
bestow a quality on
From this reading “The clerk will lend you a hand truck to bring the stuff back."”
the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
From this reading “Sign of the Earthman Dick Earle handed Rick a series of requisition forms.”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “Sign of the Earthman Dick Earle handed Rick a series of requisition forms.”
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading “Rick found the warehouse, handed the forms to a clerk, and waited at the counter for the supplies.”
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading “The clerk will lend you a hand truck to bring the stuff back."”
a storehouse for goods and merchandise
From this reading “Take this to Warehouse Eight and get the requisitions filled.”
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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 Sign of the Earthman Dick Earle handed Rick a series of requisition forms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Take this to Warehouse Eight and get the requisitions filled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rick found the warehouse, handed the forms to a clerk, and waited at the counter for the supplies.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The clerk will lend you a hand truck to bring the stuff back."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The clerk will lend you a hand truck to bring the stuff back."
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading The clerk will lend you a hand truck to bring the stuff back."
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading Rick found the warehouse, handed the forms to a clerk, and waited at the counter for the supplies.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Sign of the Earthman Dick Earle handed Rick a series of requisition forms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sign of the Earthman Dick Earle handed Rick a series of requisition forms.
an inhabitant of the earth
From this reading Sign of the Earthman Dick Earle handed Rick a series of requisition forms.
being one more than seven
From this reading Take this to Warehouse Eight and get the requisitions filled.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Take this to Warehouse Eight and get the requisitions filled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rick found the warehouse, handed the forms to a clerk, and waited at the counter for the supplies.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Sign of the Earthman Dick Earle handed Rick a series of requisition forms.
set up or found
From this reading Rick found the warehouse, handed the forms to a clerk, and waited at the counter for the supplies.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Take this to Warehouse Eight and get the requisitions filled.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The clerk will lend you a hand truck to bring the stuff back."
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Sign of the Earthman Dick Earle handed Rick a series of requisition forms.
bestow a quality on
From this reading The clerk will lend you a hand truck to bring the stuff back."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sign of the Earthman Dick Earle handed Rick a series of requisition forms.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "We're running out of parts.
the local environment
From this reading "We're running out of parts.
the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
From this reading Sign of the Earthman Dick Earle handed Rick a series of requisition forms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take this to Warehouse Eight and get the requisitions filled.
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading Sign of the Earthman Dick Earle handed Rick a series of requisition forms.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "We're running out of parts.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading Sign of the Earthman Dick Earle handed Rick a series of requisition forms.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Sign of the Earthman Dick Earle handed Rick a series of requisition forms.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading The clerk will lend you a hand truck to bring the stuff back."
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading Rick found the warehouse, handed the forms to a clerk, and waited at the counter for the supplies.
carry out
From this reading Take this to Warehouse Eight and get the requisitions filled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sign of the Earthman Dick Earle handed Rick a series of requisition forms.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Take this to Warehouse Eight and get the requisitions filled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Take this to Warehouse Eight and get the requisitions filled.
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading The clerk will lend you a hand truck to bring the stuff back."
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Rick found the warehouse, handed the forms to a clerk, and waited at the counter for the supplies.
a storehouse for goods and merchandise
From this reading Take this to Warehouse Eight and get the requisitions filled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're running out of parts.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The clerk will lend you a hand truck to bring the stuff back."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The clerk will lend you a hand truck to bring the stuff back."
Chapter 6 of The Scarlet Lake Mystery by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 286 sentences, grouped into 58 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 6 holds 286 sentences of The Scarlet Lake Mystery, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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