Chapter 15 of The Secret of the Sundial Madge Sterling is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Secret of the Sundial Madge Sterling is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Secret in Stone “I knew it! I knew it!” Madge exclaimed, gazing in dismay at the wreckage. “All evening I felt something like this was about to happen.” “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
Chapter 15 of The Secret of the Sundial Madge Sterling is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading ““Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.”
made known (especially something secret or concealed)
From this reading ““Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “Madge exclaimed, gazing in dismay at the wreckage.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading ““Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Madge exclaimed, gazing in dismay at the wreckage.”
come to pass
From this reading ““All evening I felt something like this was about to happen.””
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “The Secret in Stone “I knew it!”
the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
From this reading “Madge exclaimed, gazing in dismay at the wreckage.”
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 “Madge exclaimed, gazing in dismay at the wreckage.”
In this reading ““Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “All evening I felt something like this was about to happen.”
(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 evening I felt something like this was about to happen.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madge exclaimed, gazing in dismay at the wreckage.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
made known (especially something secret or concealed)
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading Madge exclaimed, gazing in dismay at the wreckage.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “All evening I felt something like this was about to happen.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Madge exclaimed, gazing in dismay at the wreckage.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “All evening I felt something like this was about to happen.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Madge exclaimed, gazing in dismay at the wreckage.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
come to pass
From this reading “All evening I felt something like this was about to happen.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Secret in Stone “I knew it!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Secret in Stone “I knew it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Secret in Stone “I knew it!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The Secret in Stone “I knew it!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “All evening I felt something like this was about to happen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madge exclaimed, gazing in dismay at the wreckage.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
not any; not one
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The Secret in Stone “I knew it!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “All evening I felt something like this was about to happen.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The Secret in Stone “I knew it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Secret in Stone “I knew it!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “All evening I felt something like this was about to happen.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “All evening I felt something like this was about to happen.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All evening I felt something like this was about to happen.”
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
the words that are spoken
From this reading “Perhaps the wind blew it over,” Miss Swenster said, though her voice disclosed that she had no faith in her own words.
the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
From this reading Madge exclaimed, gazing in dismay at the wreckage.
Chapter 15 of The Secret of the Sundial Madge Sterling by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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 15 holds 225 sentences of The Secret of the Sundial Madge Sterling, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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