Chapter X of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys, “A New World,” is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter X of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys, “A New World,” is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_. A wild nor’wester was whipping up the ocean spray. Even on the river well back from the narrow bay, little whitecaps came racing in. “No day for going out!” Blackie grumbled.
Chapter X of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys, “A New World,” is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading “Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_.”
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading “Blackie grumbled.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “A wild nor’wester was whipping up the ocean spray.”
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading “Even on the river well back from the narrow bay, little whitecaps came racing in.”
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading “A wild nor’wester was whipping up the ocean spray.”
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading “A wild nor’wester was whipping up the ocean spray.”
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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In this reading “Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_.”
In this reading “Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_.”
In this reading “Even on the river well back from the narrow bay, little whitecaps came racing in.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 wild nor’wester was whipping up the ocean spray.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Even on the river well back from the narrow bay, little whitecaps came racing in.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Even on the river well back from the narrow bay, little whitecaps came racing in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Even on the river well back from the narrow bay, little whitecaps came racing in.
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “No day for going out!”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_.
divisible by two
From this reading Even on the river well back from the narrow bay, little whitecaps came racing in.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “No day for going out!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even on the river well back from the narrow bay, little whitecaps came racing in.
the act of departing
From this reading “No day for going out!”
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading Blackie grumbled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even on the river well back from the narrow bay, little whitecaps came racing in.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Even on the river well back from the narrow bay, little whitecaps came racing in.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Even on the river well back from the narrow bay, little whitecaps came racing in.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_.
not any; not one
From this reading “No day for going out!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wild nor’wester was whipping up the ocean spray.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading A wild nor’wester was whipping up the ocean spray.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “No day for going out!”
relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
From this reading Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_.
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading Even on the river well back from the narrow bay, little whitecaps came racing in.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Even on the river well back from the narrow bay, little whitecaps came racing in.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_.
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading A wild nor’wester was whipping up the ocean spray.
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning Johnny and Blackie Dawson sat on the deck of the _Stormy Petrel_.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A wild nor’wester was whipping up the ocean spray.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A wild nor’wester was whipping up the ocean spray.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Even on the river well back from the narrow bay, little whitecaps came racing in.
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading A wild nor’wester was whipping up the ocean spray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even on the river well back from the narrow bay, little whitecaps came racing in.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A wild nor’wester was whipping up the ocean spray.
Chapter 10 of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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 10 holds 150 sentences of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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