Chapter 12 of The Secret Cache is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Secret Cache is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland. “The men from the Grand Portage,” cried Hugh. “They have come just in time. Not all of Ohrante’s rascals will escape.” He ran down the open lane, Blaise after him.
Chapter 12 of The Secret Cache is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading “The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “He ran down the open lane, Blaise after him.”
the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
From this reading “The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.”
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
From this reading “The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.”
the cost of carrying or transporting
From this reading ““The men from the Grand Portage,” cried Hugh.”
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “Not all of Ohrante’s rascals will escape.””
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.”
plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.”
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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trace
In this reading “He ran down the open lane, Blaise after him.”
In this reading “The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.”
In this reading “The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.”
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 The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.
later than; following
From this reading He ran down the open lane, Blaise after him.
(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 Not all of Ohrante’s rascals will escape.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He ran down the open lane, Blaise after him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “They have come just in time.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “The men from the Grand Portage,” cried Hugh.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He ran down the open lane, Blaise after him.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Not all of Ohrante’s rascals will escape.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “The men from the Grand Portage,” cried Hugh.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They have come just in time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ran down the open lane, Blaise after him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He ran down the open lane, Blaise after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The men from the Grand Portage,” cried Hugh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “They have come just in time.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.
and nothing more
From this reading “They have come just in time.
a narrow way or road
From this reading He ran down the open lane, Blaise after him.
the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
From this reading The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.
the force of workers available
From this reading “The men from the Grand Portage,” cried Hugh.
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
From this reading The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not all of Ohrante’s rascals will escape.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not all of Ohrante’s rascals will escape.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He ran down the open lane, Blaise after him.
the cost of carrying or transporting
From this reading “The men from the Grand Portage,” cried Hugh.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He ran down the open lane, Blaise after him.
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading Not all of Ohrante’s rascals will escape.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They have come just in time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “They have come just in time.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Not all of Ohrante’s rascals will escape.”
plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading The report of a musket, another and another, shouts and yells and splashings, came from the channel between island and mainland.
Chapter 12 of The Secret Cache by Ethel C. (Ethel Claire) Brill holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 12 holds 400 sentences of The Secret Cache, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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