Chapter 12 of The secret of the caves is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The secret of the caves is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DISAPPEARANCE "Who is that?" demanded Joe Hardy, scrambling to his feet. There was no answer. He heard the sound of running footsteps gradually growing fainter. "Hey, there!" he shouted, now thoroughly aroused. "Fellows!
Chapter 12 of The secret of the caves is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to action
From this reading “"Hey, there!" he shouted, now thoroughly aroused.”
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading “A DISAPPEARANCE "Who is that?" demanded Joe Hardy, scrambling to his feet.”
comparative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “He heard the sound of running footsteps gradually growing fainter.”
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “He heard the sound of running footsteps gradually growing fainter.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “He heard the sound of running footsteps gradually growing fainter.”
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “A DISAPPEARANCE "Who is that?" demanded Joe Hardy, scrambling to his feet.”
-ing form of “scramble” — to move hurriedly
From this reading “A DISAPPEARANCE "Who is that?" demanded Joe Hardy, scrambling to his feet.”
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading “"Hey, there!" he shouted, now thoroughly aroused.”
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 “"Hey, there!" he shouted, now thoroughly aroused.”
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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 DISAPPEARANCE "Who is that?" demanded Joe Hardy, scrambling to his feet.
react verbally
From this reading There was no answer.
aroused to action
From this reading "Hey, there!" he shouted, now thoroughly aroused.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE "Who is that?" demanded Joe Hardy, scrambling to his feet.
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE "Who is that?" demanded Joe Hardy, scrambling to his feet.
comparative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading He heard the sound of running footsteps gradually growing fainter.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE "Who is that?" demanded Joe Hardy, scrambling to his feet.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Fellows!
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading He heard the sound of running footsteps gradually growing fainter.
in a gradual manner
From this reading He heard the sound of running footsteps gradually growing fainter.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading He heard the sound of running footsteps gradually growing fainter.
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE "Who is that?" demanded Joe Hardy, scrambling to his feet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He heard the sound of running footsteps gradually growing fainter.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He heard the sound of running footsteps gradually growing fainter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey, there!" he shouted, now thoroughly aroused.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE "Who is that?" demanded Joe Hardy, scrambling to his feet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE "Who is that?" demanded Joe Hardy, scrambling to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE "Who is that?" demanded Joe Hardy, scrambling to his feet.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no answer.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Hey, there!" he shouted, now thoroughly aroused.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He heard the sound of running footsteps gradually growing fainter.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading He heard the sound of running footsteps gradually growing fainter.
-ing form of “scramble” — to move hurriedly
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE "Who is that?" demanded Joe Hardy, scrambling to his feet.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Hey, there!" he shouted, now thoroughly aroused.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading He heard the sound of running footsteps gradually growing fainter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE "Who is that?" demanded Joe Hardy, scrambling to his feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He heard the sound of running footsteps gradually growing fainter.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no answer.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading "Hey, there!" he shouted, now thoroughly aroused.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE "Who is that?" demanded Joe Hardy, scrambling to his feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no answer.
which person or people
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE "Who is that?" demanded Joe Hardy, scrambling to his feet.
Chapter 12 of The secret of the caves by Franklin W. Dixon holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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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